Sometimes people think “tutor” = supporting kids with their learning. But did you know that in fact, TorahTutors.org works with students of all ages, for all kinds of reasons and towards all kinds of goals? Here’s an email we recently received from an adult who came to us having just begun to explore her Jewish…
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Sometimes we work with schools to support students who are currently enrolled. And sometimes – especially, but not only, in the aftermath of Covid-19 lockdowns – people come to us to prepare their children for (re)joining a brick-and-mortar Jewish school. Confidence and skills are such important pieces of that process, and we are so gratified to help our…
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Did you know TorahTutors.org works with schools, too? Far from being in competition with traditional day schools, we are here to step in and supplement whenever a student isn’t getting what they need from other sources of Jewish learning. Even for students in full-day Jewish schools, there can be significant gaps; for instance, when a…
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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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True, we’ve got a testimonials page. But as we’ve been ramping up our social media presence in the past few years, we’ve had some new ways of sharing them – like Facebook here and Instagram here. Or you can check this one out right here. With the end of the academic year in the northern…
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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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