IPA: alas, it's not India Pale Ale

The text, translation, and pronunciation guide that is being distributed today uses the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). I'll explain the basics in rehearsal. For a fuller exploration, see:

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/ipa.htm
(this might be more than you want to know - but if you're curious, have fun!)

For IPA equivalents to English language sounds that will help you decipher the IPA for the Hebrew, see:

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/english.htm