A new course at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation will help readers of Hebrew understand better the makeup and nuances of the Hebrew in Jewish prayers.

“On the Path to Understanding: Hebrew Hints in Prayer” will be offered Mondays beginning April 6 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation at 420 Whitehall Road in Albany.

Led by Rabbi Donald P. Cashman, B’nai Sholom’s spiritual leader, the eight-session course will focus on aspects of the Hebrew language that will help increase understanding of Jewish liturgy and aid the fluency of reading (“decoding”) Hebrew texts.

Topics will include: roots; prefixes and the differences between prepositions and verb forms; suffixes; word patterns; and related topics of student concern.  This is not a Hebrew course, but rather a course about Hebrew.

Registration for this course is required.  The cost for the general public is $45; B’nai Sholom members receive a $10 discount.  For more information or to register for this course, call the B’nai Sholom office at 482-5283 or email office@bnaisholom.albany.ny.us.