Tuition for Lessons (50 min)
Private: $99 or $84 members
Two Students: $81 per student or $71 members
Three Students: $64 per student or $59 members
TIME: How Many Months of Hebrew Do You Recommend?
The formula is simple:
More time = Less stress.
Less time = More stress.
No Hebrew Background: 18-24 Months
If your student has no Hebrew training, then 18 months to 2 years of Hebrew, a one-hour session once a week, is preferable. This timeline enables us to enjoy the first six months of leisurely learning to read, leaving a full year for prayers and Torah. If your Bar and Bat Mitzvah student has minimal Jewish learning in general, this early start also enables us to have time to learn other Jewish subjects such as History, Bible stories, culture, and holidays. Ask us about adding this component.
Fast Track: 10 Months
Despite the advantages of more time, there are plenty of students who go from not knowing the aleph-bet to completing their Bar and Bat Mitzvah Hebrew tutoring in 10 months, one hour, once a week. This is tight and more stressful. Students need to be prepared to push and be diligent, but it is possible. Most students have to give up some other activity in their lives to pull this off. There will be little time for general Jewish learning, but some students elect to add an extra hour for general Jewish studies.
Already Proficient in Hebrew: 7 months
Students who have already mastered Hebrew use Hebrew tutoring to polish their prayers and learn their Torah portion. Generally, students from Jewish Day schools or religious schools with solid Hebrew schools, tutor for 7 months preceding their ceremony.
Homework:
Students in the 18-24 month program and those who are already proficient in Hebrew will succeed if they commit to 15 – 30 minutes of homework at a regular time, in a regular place, 4-7 nights a week. Students in the fast-track program need to be prepared to study for an hour a night for 10 months.
Scheduling:
Scheduling for individual families is done directly with your tutor. Most students keep the same slot each week. Although this is not always possible, studying at the same time, in the same place, tends to help students focus. You can make changes for vacation and sickness, although we require 4 hours’ advance notice if you wish to reschedule or cancel, so your slot can be offered to someone else.
Other Great Tutors:
If you pick a tutor who is not on our list, please ensure that they understand our requirements and expectations. We have had mixed results with students using non-Adventure Rabbi tutors. Some have been great. But more often, it has not worked well. The tutors have misunderstood what we mean by “mandatory” or “extra credit,” and instead taught what they view as important. Others taught tunes that our rabbis don’t know, and consequently, the rabbi could not assist the student with the melody during the service. Many tutors have underestimated the time that is required to teach all the prayers. Often, these students switch to our tutor later in the process, creating extra stress for the student.
