When a young TorahTutors.org student recently completed his first full Torah parsha, his tutor wanted to celebrate. He arranged with the parents to hold an online siyum with the student’s family – grandparents included. What a special way to honor the student and his Torah study! The tutor and student each spoke in honor of…
Sometimes people ask about the relationship and similarities/differences between school and learning with TorahTutors.org. Like everything about our learning, these answers are highly individualized! Some of our students attend Jewish day schools or supplementary schools and come to us for support or enrichment; others attend secular schools or no traditional school at all, and TorahTutors…
We’re pleased to share the last in Sarah Rudolph’s series of divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, written for our affiliate site www.WebYeshiva.org on the book of Bereishit. Looking forward to seeing and learning from the next writers!
Today, the tenth of Tevet, marks the beginning of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. It just so happens that today’s Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit tells a dramatic story that includes a very different siege – at least, a planned one – much earlier in our history. The book of Shoftim (Judges) tells of a series of…