In Rabbi Andrew Ergas’ recent piece about “Teaching Hebrews Rather than Hebrew,” he relates that in day schools throughout North America, we encounter different varieties of Hebrew, each stemming from a different historical period of Hebrew’s evolution. Rabbi Ergas suggests that each requires distinct educational goals. “Our task as a community of educators is to appreciate both the connections between the different aspects of Hebrew language learning and their distinctions,” he says. “Unleashing the ways this dynamic language can serve as a key to unlock a multiplicity of pathways toward an enriched Jewish life and community.”