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Julie Wiener writes about how congregational schools are utilizing technology to improve their Hebrew language curricula. A prime example is Temple Micah in Washington, DC which is using the Internet videoconferencing service, Skype, to provide one on one home Hebrew tutoring for their students.

A growing number of parents are opting for home-based Jewish learning as an attractive and convenient alternative to synagogue-based Hebrew schools. This article tries to explain why this trend is becoming popular. One reason is certainly the cost barrier, since many synagogues usually require a minimum of two to three years of enrollment and temple membership before allowing students to celebrate their bar/bat mitzvah. Another reason is that some parents simply had bad experiences themselves in Hebrew school and want to give their children something different. Other families feel that home-based programs enable them to obtain a more personalized education for their child in less time, with more flexibility and on a more convenient schedule than they would in a congregational program.