A student uses the online library Sefaria to read Torah.

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His students have also used Trope
Trainer, software that offers full Torah
portion readings users can access on their
phones and other devices. It offers the full
text of the Torah, along with Haftarah and
audio recordings for blessings.

While comprehensive, TropeTrainer
doesn’t come cheap — the mobile app alone
costs $24.99, and the entire software package
can cost more than $100. For students and
parents seeking a less expensive option,
Rotenberg recommends Sefaria, a free
open-source online library of Jewish texts.

“We want to help younger people
overcome the sense of distance they may
feel toward the text,” said Sara Wolkenfeld,
director of education at Sefaria. “For the
teen and tween age, when there’s a lot of
pressure about the b’nei mitzvah, it makes
it less intimidating to know this informa-
tion is just a click away.”
According to Wolkenfeld, the first
results for internet searches for English
translations of the Talmud used to be
anti-Semitic websites. Sefaria’s co-founders,
Google alum Brett Lockspeiser and
bestselling author Joshua Foer, set out to
change that. Now, anyone with an internet
connection can access their library of texts
and commentary.

This includes students preparing for
their b’nei mitzvah. Sefaria users can use
the site or app to find their assigned Torah
portions in Hebrew and in English, choose
their favorite layouts, add and remove
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