Cover of My Ksiva Workbook, showing the Hebrew letters alef, beis and gimmel over blue brushstrokes

Hebrew handwriting, taught one letter at a time

Every letter of the alef beis in print and in ksiva, across 82 pages, with the support taken away a little at a time. Schools order classroom sets directly and books ship to the school.

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Written and designed by Menucha Zeligwarger, a teacher of more than twenty years. Enquiries are answered by the author herself.

Pages from the workbook

These are real pages, not mock-ups. The free sample contains one complete letter you can print and try with a class before deciding anything.

A workbook page teaching the letter mem: print and ksiva forms, a tracing row, and boxes giving progressively less of the shape
Teaching a letterThe letter in print and ksiva, stroke order numbered, then traced, then written with less and less help.
A workbook page of Hebrew words to copy in script, with ruled writing lines
Using it in wordsReal words copied in script, built only from letters the class has already covered.
A workbook page where children connect matching Hebrew words written in print and in script
Games and puzzlesMatching, hidden words, colouring and gematrios — practice that does not feel like drill.

How a letter is taught

Every one of the 22 letters follows the same four steps, so a child always knows what is being asked of them.

The Hebrew letter mem in print form
See the letter
The letter mem in ksiva with its stroke order numbered
See how it is written
The letter mem as a dotted outline to trace
Trace it
Write it unaided

How ordering works

  1. Try the free sample with a few students.

  2. Tell us how many copies and when you need them.

  3. We reply within one business day with a quote.

  4. Books are printed to order and shipped to the school.

Custom editions

A classroom set can be produced as an edition built for your school: your name and logo on the cover from 100 copies, your own letter sequence from 250, or the instructions set in Yiddish in your community's orthography. Each is quoted individually.

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Buying a single copy

Parents and individual learners can buy one copy on Amazon. It suits children learning to write Hebrew for the first time, and adult beginners starting from the first letter.

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