It’s Tuesday, and we’re back with a brand new Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit! Real Torah, from real TorahTutors sessions. A student learning Parshat Lech Lecha studied Ramban’s commentary on the ten tests of Avraham. The student and tutor discussed what some call “spiritual genes” that are transmitted from one generation to the next, and specifically, the…
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A timely Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit: real Torah from #real TorahTutors sessions. With current events being what they are, a TorahTutors student recently asked to learn about the Jewish connection to Israel – and Rashi’s famous question and answer, on the very first pasuk of the Torah, naturally made an appearance in the ensuring studies and…
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Today, we are celebrating all the efforts and dedication of all the mothers we work with, whether they or their children – or both – are the ones learning with us. The mother who asks for help to refresh her Jewish text skills so she can help her children study The mother who makes time…
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Of course, we appreciate our amazing Torah tutors every day of every week – as, of course, do their students! We hear it all the time: “My daughter very much enjoyed N. and her style of teaching.” “She has been an amazing teacher for C and has really built up her learning skills and her…
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Have you been trying to reach us? We recently learned that some messages from the contact forms on our website have not been coming through. We hope to identify and resolve the issue soon, but in the meantime, if you’d like to talk to us about setting up some learning, for yourself or a child…
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Wishing a happy, healthy, kosher, and safe Pesach, filled with learning and discussion, to all our students, teachers, and friends. May we experience redemption soon, in all the ways we need it.
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It’s Tuesday, Pesach is coming, and we’ve got just the #TuesdayTorahTutorsTidbit you were waiting for! #RealTorah from #realTorahTutorssessions. A TorahTutors student learning the book of Shemot explored several repeated themes in the story of the Exodus, especially in chapter 13. One of those themes is the idea of telling our children about what happened: telling…
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When we saw that April 2nd is celebrated as International Children’s Book Day, we couldn’t resist suggesting a few great reads we’d love to share with you OR (and?) your children. After all – the Bible is a bestseller. Of course, when it comes to Jewish books, “reading” seems like an understatement. We learn, we…
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Why does Mordechai tell the Jews to take plunder? Is that part of self-defense? Is any material motivation necessary when faced with a threat to one’s life? Is it admirable? Certainly not. That one line of Mordechai’s letter is nothing like what I’d expect from Jewish lovers and protectors of life, from the nation charged…
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On Purim, we celebrate how Haman’s plans were overturned and the Jews of ancient Persia reversed: he was hung on the gallows he’d build for Mordechai, and the Jewish people overcame the enemies who had seemed certain to eradicate them. This year, may everything we need to reverse, be as completely overturned – on a…
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