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online Hebrew school Students learning Hebrew and Jewish traditions through Neshamah Online Hebrew School.

Online Hebrew School Your Kids Will Actually Love

Welcome to Neshamah’s online Hebrew school, where children across the country learn Hebrew, Torah, and what it means to live Jewishly, guided by Rabbi Amy Rader and our master educators.

Maybe there is no synagogue near you.

Maybe the local options never felt right.

Maybe your family is interfaith, or unaffiliated, or simply busy.

You have found your place.

NO MEMBERSHIP • NO DUES • NO JUDGMENT

Fifteen friendly minutes with Rabbi Amy. No pressure, ever.

500+

Families trust Neshamah for online Hebrew school and Jewish education.

15+

Years of joyful Jewish learning

$0

Membership dues, ever

WHY NESHAMAH

Why Families Choose Our Online Hebrew School

Live classes, not just an app

Your child learns with a real teacher and real classmates every week on Zoom, plus self-paced Hebrew practice between sessions. Screens are the tool. Relationships are the point.

A rabbi who knows your child's name

Rabbi Amy Rader, ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary with more than 25 years of experience, personally guides every family. Your child is never a username to us.

Interfaith families warmly welcomed

Many Neshamah families are interfaith. Every parent, Jewish or not, is honored here as a partner in raising a Jewish child.

Every learner, every level

Total beginner? Some background? Learning differences? Our individualized approach meets your child exactly where they are.

A community, not just a curriculum

Online families join monthly virtual Shabbat and holiday celebrations. Your kids will have Jewish friends, even if the nearest synagogue is three hours away.

Child learning at Neshamah’s online Hebrew school via live Zoom class, niboca.org
Neshamah Institute Online Hebrew School: meaningful Jewish learning from anywhere.
Child learning at Neshamah’s online Hebrew school via live Zoom class and in person niboca.org
WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN

Our Online Hebrew School Curriculum

Four strands, woven together every week: Hebrew, story, song, and values.

HEBREW READING

Neshamah Aleph Champ

Our leveled Hebrew reading program helps kids build fluency at their own pace, one letter, one word, one blessing at a time. Students advance through color-coded levels from White all the way to Black and Gold, earning real confidence with every new sound, and finishing with our Torah Hebrew capstone.

TORAH DRAMA

The Stories, Alive

Kids bring the Torah’s biggest stories to life through drama and role play, discovering that these ancient narratives are still full of surprises. Torah Drama turns listeners into participants in the story of the Jewish people, which is their story too.

RUACH

Jewish Music and Prayer

Music is how so many of us feel prayer in our bodies, not just our heads. Ruach introduces kids to the melodies and rhythms of Jewish prayer, with music from our own Musical Director, Sharon Shear, so the words of the Shabbat service are carried into the heart by song.

JEWISH VALUES

Mitzvah of the Month

Each month brings one Jewish value to explore, discuss, and put into action. Students build a vocabulary of values that shapes how they see themselves and how they treat others, connecting Torah to everyday choices.

PROGRAMS

Two Ways to Learn With Our Online Hebrew School

Online Private Tutoring

One-on-one Hebrew learning with a Neshamah educator, scheduled around your family and paced entirely to your child. The most personal way to learn, from anywhere.

Tuition starts at $1,800 per year for your first student

and 50% off for every sibling

Online Weekly Class

A weekly live class with our master educators, plus the full self-paced curriculum, holiday programs, and community gatherings. New time slots open as families join from new time zones.

Tuition is $1,800 per year for your first student

and 50% off for every sibling

Sliding scale and payment plans are always available, and tuition includes all materials and technology. Just bring enthusiasm.

BETTER WITH FRIENDS

Start Your Own Class

Learning is sweeter together. Gather your own group for online Hebrew school with Neshamah, and we’ll provide the teachers and curriculum. 

Cousins across three states. Best friends from camp. A homeschool pod. A neighborhood crew. If you can gather them, we can teach them.

online Hebrew school Friends learning Hebrew together online through Neshamah's Start Your Own Class program, niboca.org
Rabbi Amy Rader guiding a student on the path from Hebrew school to B'nai Mitzvah at Neshamah, niboca.org
THE JOURNEY AHEAD

From Hebrew School to B'nai Mitzvah

Hebrew school is just the beginning. When your child is ready, our online B’nai Mitzvah program continues the journey with private mentoring, preparation with Rabbi Amy, and a ceremony designed around your family, wherever you live.

IN THEIR WORDS

What Parents Say About Our Online Hebrew School

Morgan loved it. She is so excited to show me that she knows the 3 letters and can write Shabbat. She asked if she can go more than once a week and said she wants to go ahead on the computer.
Jodi F
Neshamah parent
Both my girls got in the car last Tuesday so happy and eager to learn. My older daughter who has been to a few Hebrew schools said this is the best Hebrew school I have ever been to!
Tracy S
Neshamah parent
Our son really enjoyed it and not once complained about going to class which is unheard of from him!
Stacey L
Neshamah parent
FOR GRANDPARENTS

The Gift of Jewish Learning

Grandparents: you can give this. Many of our online students are enrolled by grandparents who want their grandchildren to know the tradition they treasure, even from a thousand miles away. We will make it easy and joyful for the whole family.

grandparents and grandkids at Neshamah Institute school Shabbat
QUESTIONS

Online Hebrew School FAQs

Not at all. We welcome students at every level, from total beginners to kids with years of background. Our individualized curriculum meets each child where they are.
No. Neshamah is an open-access Jewish community. There are no membership requirements and no dues, ever. Jewish education should be accessible to every family.
Truly, warmly, yes. Many Neshamah families are interfaith. We honor every member of your family while providing an excellent Jewish education.
Yes, and we love when families do. Gather a few children, tell us the time that works for your group, and we provide the teacher and our innovative curriculum. Your own class, your own people, real Jewish learning.
Our self-paced Hebrew program works on any schedule, and we add live class times as families join from new regions. Tell us where you are and we will find a way.
Life happens. Because students also work through our digital curriculum at their own pace, they can pick up right where they left off, and we will help them stay on track.
Our online Hebrew school welcomes children in kindergarten through fifth grade, and our online B’nai Mitzvah program continues the journey for grades six and seven. Older students and adult learners: reach out, there is a place for you too.
Neshamah online Hebrew school families gathered for virtual Havdalah celebration, niboca.org

Start Your Family's Jewish Journey Today

Every family’s Jewish story is different. Wherever you live, and wherever you are starting from, there is a welcoming home for your child here.