A Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit for the upcoming holiday of Sukkot; real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. Many Jewish thinkers have offered many beautiful ideas to explain the meaning of the mitzvah of the Four Species. One TorahTutors tutor shared this one with her students: The lulav represents the spine, which connects to our brain and…
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It’s Tuesday, and we have a brand-new #TuesdayTorahTutorsTidbit for you! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. One of the great things about individualized learning is seeing how the same body of Torah can be adapted and enjoyed with so many different individuals, on different levels. One tutor recently took two students – one a pre-teen,…
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Any biblical passage has multiple layers of meaning – or meanings – to uncover. A teenage TorahTutors student saw one example in the middle of Eicha, which will be read on Tisha B’Av tomorrow night. Chapter 3 verses 37-38 contain the following words – presented without punctuation: Who this said and it was God didn’t…
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Every day – or rather, on the days when I let my kids have some time to play computer games or watch videos online (not quite every day) – they start their computer time by checking what “Day” it is. I’m not sure how it happened that so many days are Days – National Day…
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A special Tuesday TorahTutors tidbit in honor of July 4th – Independence Day in the United States, where many of our students and tutors live or have lived. Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A number of TorahTutors students have spent time with us learning the book of Shoftim (Judges), whose themes include the need…
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It’s Tuesday, and we have a TuesdayTorahTutorsTidbit hot off the WebEx class! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A TorahTutors student learning Mishna discovered recently that Berachot 5:1 says not to interrupt while saying the Amidah: “Even if the king greets him, he should not respond; and even if a snake is wrapped on his…
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It’s Tuesday, and we have a Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit for you! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. An adult student with little experience studying halakhic texts asked to delve into the laws of head coverings for married women. It turned out to be a great introduction to the development of halakhah, as well as a…
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It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, and we’re thrilled for the opportunity to share our appreciation for our teachers!A TorahTutors tutor recently raised a common dilemma: She and her student were about to reach the long list of Esav’s descendents (Bereishit 36) and she was concerned that it might feel tedious to the student.How to engage a…
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It’s Tuesday, and we have a great Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit for your learning pleasure! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A TorahTutors student learning the book of Shoftim in depth with her tutor got to explore a story that often gets missed in day school classes due to time constraints. When Gidon declines the invitation…
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It’s Tuesday, and we have a special Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit for you; real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. Sometimes teachers actively look for ways to help their students find relevance in what they’re learning, and sometimes the relevance presents itself, just like that. One small group of TorahTutors students experienced the latter when they found…
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