i attended a few lessons and never went back. yes, the teacher was very kind and she taught well. the only problem is that i actually learned more with just speaking with my bf’s family than with them. they teach you 250 words the first lesson (A) which is NOTHING. id also rather study at a normal ulpan and have real interaction and be in a school enviorment. its easy for me to get distracted online because it can get really boring. the other problem is with the sale reps. coming here as a tourist and having no job, they pretty much drained my bank account, which my parents later had to pay for. theyve tricked me so many times! ive had to call and call and call and they never really FIXED the problem, they just changed it so it looked better. the sales reps dont know how to communicate at all! they themselves, need to learn some english!

oh and p.s.
they dont send a web cam that they promise. the second book they send, is the same book as the first which makes no sense. and the headphones are crap and broke in the first week.

Reps from HebrewOnline have spent about 2-3 hours on the phone with her testing her hebrew, answering questions, etc. to make sure she got the right class. Finally they let her start with B, and they said if after a couple of sessions it was too advanced, she can switch over to A (at no extra charges, meaning she got extra classes for free).

They CLEARLY told both of us: You get each get a free trial lesson, after that you will be billed for the full amount if you do not cancel. It was crystal clear. On top of that, they charged only half price for her class, since we both agreed to sign up, so we got a discount. On top of that even, they were happy to let us make a payment plan over the duration of the course instead of paying for 1.5 classes up front.

The teachers are extremely patient, go over anything you ask question about, etc. I can’t say enough about the caliber of teachers they have.

The staff call almost right away if we send an email with a question and never make us feel rushed, and we’ve spent a lot of time on the phone with them (technical support, question about classes, etc).

I do not work for HebrewOnline, this is just my personal experience. We signed up late last year, so maybe they got complaints and changed their business practices, but I’ve nothing but praise for this class.

Every person learns differently and Hebrew is one of the most difficult languages to learn. It’s understandable that some programs work better for some people. The cost of learning is paid more through the cost of time. Learning a language isn’t simple and there is no easy fix. We must be dedicated and willing to put a lot energy into it. Short of going to the Ulpan or having a private teacher (of which I have tried them all), I found Hebrew Online to be the next best alternative.

But, to me it looks like the company is constantly defending themsleves against complaints. Even sounds like Jami works for them.

Well my story is that I really wanted to learn Hebrew. I wanted to learn Biblical Hebrew, I wanted to be able to read the Hebrew Bible.

I tried Rosetta Stone Hebrew and it is not bad – but costs a lot, and did not cover Biblical Hebrew. It cost me nearly $400!

I heard about another software product called Read & Speak Hebrew on a website called jewishsoftware.com which costs around $89.95.

Believe me I do not have money to throw around. I was delighted that this CD-ROM was so affordable.

After I bought it, I heard that you can get it on sale for as low as $59.95, but whatever it is, let me tell you it is worth it!

What convinced me to try them is that the product had an excellent review from the Jerusalem Post. It was rated BEST with Five Stars, so I bought it and figured worst case scenario I would send it back since that website had a 30 day money back guarantee.

The company shipped it fast and the software certainly lived up to its Five Stars.

To tell you the truth I would give it Six Stars. I am so excited with my new found Hebrew.

I can actually Read and it took me about two months of not more than a half hour per day.

The product was excellent, and it did more for me than anything I ever tried.

Now it could be that HebrewOnline is a good way to learn Hebrew. But with all the “bad press” it scared me away.

Roger

I’m not sure what you people are saying is a scam but you pay for a class and they give you a great class. The teachers are wonderful and they really are dedicated to helping you learn Hebrew.

It is a scam – they also had my money, billed me regardless of whether i did the trial. they are con persons…