Israel Institute of Biblical Studies Reviews 

Zach is a fantastic teacher and makes the course more interesting. His patience is appreciated as well. As a result, he makes learning Hebrew and helps us conquer the challenges of learning a new language.

Teacher Irit offers a masters class in language teaching. I have studied Latin, German and other languages. She commands her subject and effectively, consistently engaged students in responding and reading, with warmth and humor.

The class is very well taught. I am extremely happy that though I've only had Hebrew A course, I am able to read aloud with some confidence due to the encouragement of my instructor and other classmates. It is fascinating to learn the little details of the passage meaning and the instructor does encourage questions and discussion.

I have never received a reply from last year!
They are almost impossible to get hold of.
They automatically took my money last January, and at that time I had asked for money back, as did not have the time, nor the funds to continue.
I get extremely busy during my busy time which lasted till July…and it slipped my mind.
Did note they never refunded my money.
And I did not want again $500. to be taken off my Credit Card again this year, and get nothing for it.
It seems no way to get to someone!
After posting this Chris Abrams from Customer Relations got out to me on Dec.18, to let me know they would not charge again the renewal, which was much appreciated.

The course is difficult. It can be very daunting because of the volume of material. I think many people would need to take it twice to help absorb the content. Francois de Villiers make it understandable. He is absolutely the best teacher you have. I have tried the A, and C courses from other instructors and felt they were not helpful at all, so transferred or waited for Francois classes.

Martin M. Is a fantastic teacher. He is very precise when explaining how the Hebrew language functions. He also cares that each student understands the concepts.

The only negative at the moment is there could be inefficient communication between all your “departments”. Since I signed up, my father passed away and I have just returned from a month in he UK for his funeral. I have conveyed this information and received a kind response, but still receive queries about why I have not attended lessons.

mostly positive, lots of work having it recorded is helpful for material review

The teacher is a great person and she knows everything about Hebrew. She is able to transmit her knowledge very well

Starting off kind of slow. Due to some unexpected issues coming up, I missed a few virtual sessions but did watch the recordings.
I love this course. Lot of detail given.

It’s awesome to study the original and get a better understanding of the meanings of the words in the original language and getting more understanding. Also, I now learned that there is actually a lot of poetry in the Bible, something that is not appreciated nor even perceived in the translations. It’s beautiful.

Francois is a great teacher. It is important to read the Hebrew Bible in original because it is the main reson to study the Biblical Hebrew, to undesrtand the Bible better through the original lamguage. This course helps us to test and practice what we have learned. A very important course.

Sound Biblical Hebrew course with motivated and enthusiastic teachers

Our teacher Wilian is so nice, you feel that he enjoyes to teach and that he loves to speak and explane the biblical textes. So he tells us sometimes more than it is in the course book.

The course is well designed. I would like to have the prayers and other pertinent passages written so I can go back and practice the pronunciation of the Hebrew and put to memory some of the scripture .

I have been following Dr. Eric Rodriguez since I joined the school and I have reviewed the recorded seminars and now this course and I find his mastery of the subjects he teaches and the way he presents them to the students incredible. I honestly give him a 10. I have been attending classes on biblical texts, Judaism and mysticism in other centers for a long time and Dr. Rodríguez has been my great discovery. I congratulate you and the school for giving us this opportunity.

Hebrew A: excellent teacher, well and clearly presented, stimulating content.

This is my second attempted at level A. Chris , my instructor does a great job and is very patient. My experience at this point I have no complaints

Merav is very clear to understand and requires participation