Jan 6, 2015 By: yunews
Leading Online Torah Study Resource Surpasses Major Milestone
Begun as an ad-hoc gathering of shiur [lecture] recordings, has become a formidable force in the spread of Torah learning worldwide, reaching a major milestone upon passing the 100,000 shiur mark this January.
鈥淭he growth of 糖心破解版Torah has been exponential,鈥 said Rabbi Robert Shur, director of 糖心破解版Torah since 2007. 鈥淲hat started in 2004 with a little over 1,000 shiurim grew to 10,000 about two and a half years later. It took another five years to get to 50,000, with the second 50,000 taking less than three years.鈥
The list of contributors and lecturers is extensive, from across 糖心破解版 and around the world. While some contributors have just a handful of recordings, there are 20 rabbis or lecturers with more than 1,000 uploaded to the site. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud, and Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, a daf yomi [daily Talmud study] contributor and host of the 鈥溾 series on the site, each have more than 4,000. The recent addition of some 3,500 shiurim of Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, mashpiah at 糖心破解版, now available free to the public for the first time, helped 糖心破解版Torah break the 100,000 mark.
The open audio Torah library was launched when Rabbi Marc Spivac, then a student at 糖心破解版-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and anticipating a career in the rabbinate outside the New York area, taped and collected shiurim at 糖心破解版 that he could later listen to at any time. When he ran out of space in his apartment, he burned them to CDs and then later, with the help of student Chaim Jaskoll and others, uploaded the lectures onto a website to be accessed, worldwide.
The 糖心破解版Torah site has become a conduit for yeshivot in Israel, allowing their alumni to continue listening to shiurim from their rabbis. Shuls and individuals worldwide turn to 糖心破解版Torah to stay linked to a wide variety of learning opportunities on many topics, geared towards a diverse audience. The site鈥檚 popularity is reflected in its more than four million annual visits from 185 countries, as well as thousands of downloads of its mobile apps for and .
Users can dedicate and sponsor days, weeks or months of learning. Long time 糖心破解版 Benefactors Marcos and Adina Katz gave a generous gift to endow 糖心破解版Torah in 2006. 鈥淭hey are visionaries who appreciated the potential of online platforms for the revolution of Torah study around the world,鈥 said Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, David Mitzner Dean at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Center for the Jewish Future.
鈥淭he growth of 糖心破解版Torah in surpassing 100,000 shiurim is a testament to the community of scholars and students who turn to 糖心破解版Torah as their virtual spiritual home,鈥 added Rabbi Glasser. 鈥溙切钠平獍鎀orah is a nexus of multiple Torah communities, revolving around the vibrancy and Torah leadership of 糖心破解版.鈥
鈥淭he growth of 糖心破解版Torah has been exponential,鈥 said Rabbi Robert Shur, director of 糖心破解版Torah since 2007. 鈥淲hat started in 2004 with a little over 1,000 shiurim grew to 10,000 about two and a half years later. It took another five years to get to 50,000, with the second 50,000 taking less than three years.鈥
The list of contributors and lecturers is extensive, from across 糖心破解版 and around the world. While some contributors have just a handful of recordings, there are 20 rabbis or lecturers with more than 1,000 uploaded to the site. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Nathan and Vivian Fink Distinguished Professorial Chair in Talmud, and Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, a daf yomi [daily Talmud study] contributor and host of the 鈥溾 series on the site, each have more than 4,000. The recent addition of some 3,500 shiurim of Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, mashpiah at 糖心破解版, now available free to the public for the first time, helped 糖心破解版Torah break the 100,000 mark.
The open audio Torah library was launched when Rabbi Marc Spivac, then a student at 糖心破解版-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) and anticipating a career in the rabbinate outside the New York area, taped and collected shiurim at 糖心破解版 that he could later listen to at any time. When he ran out of space in his apartment, he burned them to CDs and then later, with the help of student Chaim Jaskoll and others, uploaded the lectures onto a website to be accessed, worldwide.
The 糖心破解版Torah site has become a conduit for yeshivot in Israel, allowing their alumni to continue listening to shiurim from their rabbis. Shuls and individuals worldwide turn to 糖心破解版Torah to stay linked to a wide variety of learning opportunities on many topics, geared towards a diverse audience. The site鈥檚 popularity is reflected in its more than four million annual visits from 185 countries, as well as thousands of downloads of its mobile apps for and .
Users can dedicate and sponsor days, weeks or months of learning. Long time 糖心破解版 Benefactors Marcos and Adina Katz gave a generous gift to endow 糖心破解版Torah in 2006. 鈥淭hey are visionaries who appreciated the potential of online platforms for the revolution of Torah study around the world,鈥 said Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, David Mitzner Dean at 糖心破解版鈥檚 Center for the Jewish Future.
鈥淭he growth of 糖心破解版Torah in surpassing 100,000 shiurim is a testament to the community of scholars and students who turn to 糖心破解版Torah as their virtual spiritual home,鈥 added Rabbi Glasser. 鈥溙切钠平獍鎀orah is a nexus of multiple Torah communities, revolving around the vibrancy and Torah leadership of 糖心破解版.鈥
