How does Israel teach hebrew to all its new immigrants, especially from russia?

Question

Oh and another question does israel teach russian in schools?

Answer 1

all immigrants learn Hebrew in an ulpan Ulpanim are educational frameworks run by the Ministries of Immigrant Absorption and Education and the Jewish Agency, for learning the Hebrew language.

The ulpanim are held throughout the year and classes are opened according to the number of immigrants who are eligible to learn Hebrew at that time and in that area.

If there is no class in a specific area, the immigrant is referred elsewhere.

no, Russian is not taught at most schools, unless the school offers it, but everyone has to take english as a subject

Answer 2

the torah or jewish bible is written in hebrew to begin with. in a synogogue , temple or shull, the torah is taught in hebrew. when immigrants arrive in israel they are handled by those who speak the language of the country they are from. to be sure, the jewish groups from different countries have differing customs. but the torah is, has been, and will always be in hebrew to those immigrants who want to continue their torah studies, hebrew instruction is aided by some one who speaks their native language. for those who wish to do something else they're accommodated and helped in many ways to adapt to their situation in israel. most israeli citizens speak english, yiddish, and arabic as a matter of course. there are many groups in israel, jewish, christian, isllamic, etc.. their government is very democratic and not run to represent the exclusive needs of one group over the many

Answer 3

Russian is taught in some Junior High schools as second foreign language. Pupils can choose between French Arabic or Russian.

Answer 4

Why would Russian students find it harder to learn Hebrew than any other nationality?

Answer 5

Many already know Hebrew or are familiar with a good amount of it. You need to know some Hebrew to pray and you learn that in childhood