Many people learn through osmosis, but questions often remain as to how, exactly, to do certain things. Dots & Dashes is a learning opportunity in a safe environment to help get things straight and know precisely how Hebrew vowels, letters and words sound, are formed and sung. Every member of the group will be taught according to his or her ability, from the advanced to the novice. The class will work on perfecting the articulation and singing of Kiddush, Kaddish and other commonly recited prayers.

Many people, even those who have grown up observant, are unaware of how to properly pronounce and articulate Hebrew words. There is a right way and a wrong way to read words in Hebrew. The beauty of this class is that all doubts will be removed, and participants will be able to feel confident in their knowledge, understanding and execution of the prayers in shul and at home.

Rabbi Donn Gross, spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Dovid, will be the class instructor. He has been a chazan and baal koreh for 30 years and spent several years studying at the Belz YU Cantorial School. His background is extremely varied—from Litvish to YU Modern Orthodox to Lubavitch, with a sprinkling of Conservative exposure to round things off—he is therefore well suited to meet the needs of a class whose participants come from differing backgrounds.

For more information, and for a schedule of class times, please contact Rabbi Gross via the shul’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Congregation-Bet-Dovid-965006876863103/.