A musically inclined TorahTutors student was interested in King David, particularly his early years playing music for his predecessor, Saul. She and her tutor explored a variety of perspectives on the nature of the melancholy that came over Saul and how David’s music helped. Was it simply the distraction of pleasant music that took Saul’s…
The Mishna in Berachot 8:2 reports that when planning to drink wine before a meal, Beit Shamai believes one should first wash and then drink the wine, while according to Beit Hillel, we first drink the cup of wine and then wash hands for the meal. A small group of TorahTutors students got busy analyzing…
As an affiliate of WebYeshiva.org, TorahTutors was never without an office staff ready and able to help every prospective student find their tutoring match. But to reach its full potential, TorahTutors needed its own administrator, someone focused on spreading the word about the online tutoring program and working to making sure every student in need…