Two of Davka’s best-selling apps, Tanach Bible, and Alef Bet Schoolhouse, are on sale this Thanksgiving weekend through this coming Monday, for just 99¢ each. Tanach Bible is an ideal study tool for the Hebrew and English Bible on your iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Features crisp Hebrew text with precise placement of  Hebrew vowels and [...]

Davka and Redlex have released a new version of  Totally Tanach for iPhone and iPad (you can read our review of  Totally Tanach here). The product is now entitled “Tanach Bible“, and has a number of new features, requested by users. Tanach Bible is an ideal study tool for the Hebrew and English Bible on your [...]

EshChumash let you learn Chumash with Targum Onkelos and Rashi. The Chumash is with Teamim, so you can learn Shnayim Mikra Veehad Targum. You can make search on all text very quick. עם אש חומש תוכל ללמוד חומש עם תרגום אונקלוס ועם פירוש רש”י הטקסט של החומש הוא מנוקד עם טעמי המקרא, וטקסק התרגום מנוקד, [...]

Your weekly “Torah In Ten” videocast -  Parshas Eikev Brooklyn, NY – Kol Menachem, the organization behind the critically acclaimed series of  English Judaica, is announcing a new venture – Torah in Ten. In this go, go, go world we live in, it can be difficult to sit down and find time to study the weekly [...]

Your weekly “Torah In Ten” videocast -  Parshas Va’etchanan Brooklyn, NY – Kol Menachem, the organization behind the critically acclaimed series of  English Judaica, is announcing a new venture – Torah in Ten. In this go, go, go world we live in, it can be difficult to sit down and find time to study the weekly [...]

With almost three years experience in the iPhone apps,  especially these concerning Jewish issues,  it becomes increasingly difficult to enrapture. Almost all aspects of Jewish life have its counterparts in apps. From naming your child to Izkor (text for the mourning rituals in Judaism). There are apps promoting organisations, communities and events. We can use guides [...]

First thing one morning the office manager called Jim, an employee, into his office. “How did your grandmother’s funeral go yesterday afternoon?” he asked. “Fine, thank you” replied Jim, puzzled. “That’s great” said the manager, “just seems a pity they’ve got to do it all over again.” “What do you mean?” said Jim” “Well, I [...]

Abe and Sadie, an elderly couple, made a rare appearance in synagogue one Shavuot. After the service the rabbi welcomed them and asked them why they do not attend more often. Well, replied Abe, “at our age it is getting quite difficult, but Rabbi, at least we keep the Ten Commandments.” Tongue-in-cheek the rabbi replies, “Really, all [...]