Torah Tutors https://torahtutors.org Bringing individualized Torah study to you! Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:20:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.13 A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About Passover, Jerusalem, and Memory https://torahtutors.org/a-tuesday-torahtutors-tidbit-about-passover-jerusalem-and-memory/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:19:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53715 It’s erev erev Pesach and we know you’re busy – but never too busy for a #TuesdayTorahTutorsTidbit!Bringing you #RealTorah from #RealTorahTutorssessions. After a long Maggid, we might be hungry and even looking forward to some delicious matza and then maror. But then – we eat it again, this time in a sandwich! Isn’t that a…

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]]> Twin Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbits: Pre-Purim Reflections https://torahtutors.org/twin-tuesday-torahtutors-tidbits-pre-purim-reflections/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:07:15 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53703 At the risk of sharing too much of how the salami is made, as they say, I will confess that it’s not always easy to find material for #TuesdayTorahTutorsTidbits. This is not because there’s no learning to showcase (God forbid!) but because (thank God!) our tutors are busy teaching and don’t always think to share…

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]]> The Warmth of Torah Study… At Home https://torahtutors.org/the-warmth-of-torah-study-at-home/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:09:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53697 While some of our students and teachers are enjoying warmer climates, those in much of the United States have been experiencing some particularly brutal winter weather lately. I know all about it – I live in Cleveland, Ohio, where the ground in my backyard is markedly higher than usual (What happened to the rest of…

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]]> 2026: Dreams, Goals, and Actions https://torahtutors.org/2026-dreams-goals-and-actions/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:13:07 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53694 We had our Jewish new year several months ago, but we’re always up for a wake-up call to set and achieve goals. We’re also always up (in various time zones ) for learning with you – any age, any background, anytime, anywhere, any Jewish text or topic. As we embark on the new year, we…

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]]> Parshat Vayigash and the Biggest Shock of Life https://torahtutors.org/parshat-vayigash-and-the-biggest-shock-of-life/ Fri, 26 Dec 2025 04:25:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53688 Rabbi Dr. Stuart Fischman has been teaching for TorahTutors.org longer than anyone! And whether it’s Tanach, Gemara, or halacha, his students just keep coming back for more. This week, he shares with all of us an interesting teaching from the Sefat Emet to Parshat Vayigash. When Yosef “reveals” himself to his brothers, they are shocked…

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]]> A Tuesday TorahTutors Tidbit About the Ten Commandments… Twice https://torahtutors.org/a-tuesday-torahtutors-tidbit-about-the-ten-commandments-twice/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:52:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53679 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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]]> TorahTutors at the Fair https://torahtutors.org/torahtutors-at-the-fair/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 02:12:46 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53669 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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]]> A TorahTutors Testimonial from a Brand-New Jew https://torahtutors.org/a-torahtutors-testimonial-from-a-brand-new-jew/ Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:56:32 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53640 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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]]> This National Motivation Day, We Invite You to Get Motivated with TorahTutors.org https://torahtutors.org/this-national-motivation-day-we-invite-you-to-get-motivated-with-torahtutors-org/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 08:35:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53660 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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]]> A TorahTutors Testimonial: One of the Best Compliments We Could Receive https://torahtutors.org/a-torahtutors-testimonial-one-of-the-best-compliments-we-could-receive/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 13:57:00 +0000 https://torahtutors.org/?p=53636 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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