A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Talmudic Thinking (and More!)

Time for another Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A TorahTutors student recently received an introduction to Talmudic logic and discourse when studying Tractate Brachot. Mishna 3:3 states: “Women, slaves, and minors are exempt from the recitation of Shema and from tefillin, and are obligated in prayer, mezuzah, and birkat hamazon.” After…

A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Hebrew Letters and Their Numbers

Time for another Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. Some TorahTutors students are more focused on Hebrew language, while others study Jewish texts or ideas in whichever language works for them – and some do both. For instance, one student learning about how Hebrew letters are used as numbers didn’t just practice…