There is not a single blade of grass below that does not have a constellation in the heavens that strikes it and says to it: Grow!

Rabbi Simon · Bereshit Rabbah 10:6

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To listen means putting down the assumption that I already know. To listen means believing that there is still something I need to learn — even from someone I disagree with. Especially from someone I disagree with.
Levav, Listening, and the Space Between (Va’et’chanan 5785)

Reading Hebrew: A Course for Teachers

36 short lessons · 5–8 minutes each · Genesis 1–3

Free for Beth Israel members and JRoots Teachers · everyone else: 7 days free, then $7 a month, $36 every 6 months or $60 a year, plus tax where it applies

Read pointed Hebrew aloud, recognize it in print, handwriting and Torah lettering, and understand enough of its structure to help a child learn — with the first chapters of Genesis as your text from the first day. Built for religious-school teachers and any adult who wants to read.

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Parashah Preparation Guide

Pronunciation, meanings and trope · flashcards and quizzes · two new portions each week

Type the verses you are reading, like Genesis 4:6–9, or choose a parashah and aliyah. You get the text with and without vowels and trope, in Torah-scroll lettering, and beside a tikkun — with every word’s pronunciation and meaning, flashcards, a quiz and a packet to print.

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Genesis 5787: The Work of Becoming

Torah study on your own · five studies, Cain and Abel through Chayei Sarah · six encounters each

A journey through the first book of the Torah: relationships, responsibility, and the human condition. Read each story closely in Hebrew and English, hear voices from Jewish tradition, and answer for yourself, at your own pace, with every source linked to Sefaria.

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