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Practical writing on daily Torah study: building the habit, choosing an app, reviewing the weekly parasha and reading the Hebrew.

Updated September 15, 2026

September 15, 2026 · 7 min readShnayim mikra ve'echad targum: a practical guide for a busy weekWhat the weekly review of the parasha is, where it comes from, when it has to be done, whether Rashi or English counts, and how to split it across six days on a phone.
September 2, 2026 · 7 min readThe best Torah apps for iPhone in 2026, and what each one is forSefaria, Chabad.org Daily Torah Study, All Parsha, TorahAnytime and Torah Feed compared: what each does well, what it costs, and which to open for which job.
August 18, 2026 · 6 min readCan you learn Biblical Hebrew just by reading the Torah side by side?Partly, and further than most people expect. How a small vocabulary makes Hebrew-English reading work, a method for doing it verse by verse, and where you will still need a grammar.
August 5, 2026 · 6 min readHow to stop doomscrolling by giving your thumb something better to doBlocking apps fails for most people because the habit stays put. Here is how to keep the idle moment and the swipe, and change what is on the screen to a few verses of Torah.
July 20, 2026 · 5 min readWhat five minutes of Torah a day adds up toThe arithmetic of a small daily Torah habit: how many verses fit in five minutes, how long the Torah and the whole Tanakh take at each pace, and what the sources say about fixed times.