With Pesach behind us, some of our students are beginning to look towards Shavuos and the giving of the Torah – including the famous question of how and why the two accounts of this momentous event (in the books of Shemot and Devarim) differ in their lists of the Ten Commandments. How many differences can…
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Today I had the amazing opportunity to represent TorahTutors.org at a local business fair and family fun day. I thought the event was very well done, with incentives to encourage people to visit every booth. I had to provide a question in advance that people would come ask me, at which point I could sign…
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Now that we’re back to the testimonial posts – we’ve got another one for you! Though we don’t “do” conversions at TorahTutors.org, we are always happy to learn with those in the process. We’re so proud of Lili, who recently completed her conversion, and so privileged to have been part of her learning on the…
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Ok, we admit it: it was a marketing email that told us today is National Motivation Day in the US. It’s not the sort of thing we tend to know off the top of our collective head. The email was selling inspirational shirts, but we were more interested in something else. With a little research…
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11-year-old Avi B. recently shared his thoughts about his TorahTutors tutor: I love working with my Torah tutor, Elisha. He is really nice, very informative, supportive, and compliments me a lot, and I’m glad to have him as my tutor. –Avi B. It’s been a while since we posted a testimonial – we’ve been busy…
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Recently, a TorahTutors.org student celebrated becoming a bar mitzvah, and we are so proud!! We’re especially proud of his diligence, as he got a late start on his Torah portion and needed to really pack in the sessions – and we’re also amazed by his tutor, who was able to step up and make it…
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It’s Tuesday and Sukkot is almost here – and we have a very special Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit for you. Here’s what one tutor wrote about the real Torah they learned in real TorahTutors sessions: We spoke about the sukkah and what it represents – Hashem’s protection and love. Not just in the desert thousands of…
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A search for images related to Yom Kippur can yield a wide variety of results, including all those in the image that goes with this post. It seems some of us might have different ideas about the observance of Yom Kippur! Test your knowledge with these questions from a recent TorahTutors lesson in this week’s…
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We couldn’t let this day go without mention. On this terrible anniversary, TorahTutors.org joins with our brothers and sisters around the world in praying for the remaining hostages and for the safety and security of all our people everywhere. Am Yisrael Chai.
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Just in time for Rosh Hashana – a special Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit that gets down to basics using engaging tools and keeping the invidivual needs of the learners at the forefront. Because it’s real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. (Except that last slide. That’s just from us, to you.)
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