Shaar Lamatchil

SHA'AR LAMATHIL

ISRAEL'S LEADING EASY-HEBREW WEEKLY.

Edited by the Israeli Ministry of Education, Sport and Culture and published by Yedioth Aharonot , Sha'ar Lamathil is Israel's most established and popular easy-Hebrew newspaper. Written in simple Hebrew with big, bold letters and vowels underneath, Sha'ar Lamathil is distributed throughout Israel and around the world wherever Hebrew is read and taught.

READERSHIP:
Students of Hebrew in Israel and abroad (adults and children)
Elementary, junior and high school students in Israel and abroad
New and former immigrants
Senior citizens
The general public

CONTENT:
news items and features from Israel and the world
summary of the Israeli weekly news
news and headlines in easy Hebrew
news for the advanced student of Hebrew

Columns and features:
Gateway to Hebrew (lessons in Hebrew language and heritage ; introduction to modern Hebrew idioms and expressions; detailed explanations of words and concepts)
The Zionist road: (chapters in the history of Zionism and state of Israel)
Last week: (summary of what happened fifty years ago to the week)
Judaism: past and present: (the Jewish Diaspora communities)
Great people of Israel
The weekly Torah Portion
Holidays of Israel
Special Events and Memorial Days
Nature and travel
Arts and culture: (theater, music, literature, film, dance, and plastic arts)
Home and family: (health, safety, education, fashion, design, cooking)
All in the family: (advice column about problems and relations)
Education and Society
Law
Interviews
Little stories from the world at large (human interest)
Utters to the editor
Fun page: (crossword puzzles, jokes and riddles)

EDUCATIONAL PAPER:
Sha'ar Lamathil is written by journalist-teachers who are keenly aware of their readership's special needs and want. Even though every item and explanation in the paper is an educational lesson in itself, Sha'ar Lamathil is not a text book. It is a real newspaper which adheres to newspaper format, rhythm and paced Relevant and timely, it is the perfect enrichment tool for the teaching of Hebrew and the perfect companion to standard texts and the official curriculum.

EASY HEBREW:
Sha'ar Lamathil is written in short, clean, easy to understand sentences with partial and full Hebrew vowels. Difficult words and concepts are explained. In order to meet the needs of the various readers,there are different levels of language, different vowel structures and different styles of writing in the paper. The student of Hebrew can graduate from one level to another and enjoy the paper whether his knowledge of Hebrew is basic or advanced. Although it is easy Hebrew, it is real Hebrew, the Hebrew spoken and read in Israel today.

READERS CONNECTION TO THE PAPER:
Sha'ar Lamathil's editorial board encourages close contact with its Israeli and Diaspora readers. The editor is open to suggestions and comments from readers and teachers in Israel and abroad.

GATEWAY TO HEBREW IN THE DIASPORA:
Sha'ar Lamathil is a Hebrew newspaper which brings warm, weekly greetings from Israel to its world-wide readership One can visit Israel weekly through its pages Delivered directly to your mailbox, Sha'ar Lamathil becomes your own special friend from Israel; a friend who can teach language, history, current events and the love of Israel.