Course prescriptions for Classical Hebrew Continuers 2025–2027
Students taking Classical Hebrew Continuers explore the ideas, culture, and stories of Ancient Israel via a range of prescribed texts. Find out more about these course prescriptions.
About course prescriptions
There are prescribed texts required for study in the Classical Hebrew Continuers Stage 6 course. The HSC course prescriptions should be read in conjunction with the:
- Classical Hebrew Continuers Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents
- Record of changes for Classical Hebrew Continuers Stage 6 Syllabus.
NESA reserves the right to make changes to the prescribed texts listed on this page.
Tanakh
Selections from each of Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim.
Any edition of the Hebrew text may be used.
Prescribed translations and commentaries
Torah, Nevi’im and Ketuvim.
- Kaplan A (1981) The Living Torah, (print edition, web edition or Hebrew–English edition), Moznaim Publishing Corporation, Brooklyn, New York.
- Elman Y (ed) (1994) The Living Nach: The Early Prophets, Moznaim Publishing Corporation, Brooklyn, New York.
- Elman Y and Schapiro M (eds) (1995) The Living Nach: Later Prophets, Moznaim Publishing Corporation, Brooklyn, New York.
- Mykoff MH, Rubin G and Schapiro M (eds) (1999) The Living Nach: The Writings, Moznaim Publishing Corporation, Brooklyn, New York.
Mishnah
Selections from one of Zera’im, Mo’ed or Neziqin.
Prescribed commentaries
Schottenstein edition of the Mishnah (2016) ArtScroll Mesorah Publications, (with the Notes section).
Prescriptions
Final HSC exam 2025
Prescribed Tanakh: Genesis 25:19–33, chapters 26–29, 30:1–24, Judges 3:12–31, 4, 14–16, Ruth 1–4. Prescribed Mishnah: Tractate Pirkei Avot, chapters 1 and 2.
HSC 2026 and 2027
For implementation with: Year 12, 2025 from Term 4.
Prescribed Tanakh: Genesis 25:19–34, chapters 26–29, 30:1–24, Judges 3:12–31, 4, 14–16, Ruth 1–4. Prescribed Mishnah: Tractate Pirkei Avot, chapters 1 and 2.
Notes
- Study of texts prescribed for any HSC course may not begin before the completion of the Year 11 course. This exclusion applies to study in Year 11 of this course and Year 11 in other subjects.
- The NESA website contains the most up-to-date reference for prescribed texts.
Availability
Prescribed texts are available from:
Gold’s World of Judaica
9 O’Brien St,
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Phone: (02) 9300 0495
sydney@golds.com.au
www.golds.com.au
Prescribed texts may be borrowed from:
NSW Board of Jewish Education
Jewish Education and Resource Centre
56 Roscoe St,
Bondi Beach NSW 2026
Phone: (02) 9365 7900
administration@bje.nsw.edu.au
www.bje.org.au