Conrad Morris, a close Torah Live friend and supporter, presented Rabbi Eliezer Kessler with the entire 14-set Ultimate Series Library. Rabbi Kessler is a teacher in the Sefardi Gan, Torat Emet Elementaty School in Houston Texas.

Rabbi Kessler shares, “Torah Live’s material brings the classroom alive. It is so clear and professional that the students love learning from it. My fourth graders really enjoyed watching the arba minim videos. They wanted to watch them over and over again.”

Congratulations!

Can we really wrap our minds around the enormous scale of all the blessings our Creator has given us?   To this end, Torah Live has pulled out all the stops and brought in the largest set of props yet for our Home Edition Brachot Presentation.

P.S. Rabbi Roth managed to polish off the chocolate and had some help with the orange, but there’s still a dish of ice cream waiting for you at the office.

Did you try and buy the Mishpacha article but find it was sold out by the time you got to the shop? Don’t worry. You aren’t alone! But don’t fret. You can now read it for free – click here to download in PDF format.

With our thanks to Mishpacha.com for providing the article.

Below are just some of the e-mails that have been flooding in…. 

Rabbi Zecharia Reznick delivered the Torah Live Sukkot at Immanuel College, helping his students achieve a deeper understanding and appreciation for the holiday. Give your students the chance to enjoy Torah Live – click here to contact us.

Had the privilege of presenting to Ner LeElef (Jerusalem Kollel group) on Friday. Rabbi Yaakov Blackman, president of the kollel, reported that the talk got rave reviews. 87% rated the talk “Terrific” and many want to use several Torah Live presentations when they go into outreach.

It was a true privilege to give the charity presentation today to such a distinguished group of people as the avreichim in the Mir. One of the beauties of the presentation is the ease with which it can be tweaked to suit each audiences needs, and today’s event was no exception. Yet another version was created – the 11th version to date!

Several people have already e mailed us asking for the excel maaser file – click the link to download it. [ MAASER Spreadsheet 10a ] If you want a tzedaka app for your iPhone, you can get one here.

“The speaker and graphics were phenomenal!”

“Great Shiur! Worth a trip from anywhere. Very captivating. How can it be improved? More time! – Zevi Rothschild

Torah Live’s inspirational and educational Chanukah video series can be enjoyed here, in our Viewing Room. These videos have been played about 20 thousand times on 6 continents – have you seen them yet?

Torah Live goes to Australia!  The Massada school in Sydney screened our chanuka material on Friday. Here are some pictures from this event, as well as of our material being used in Hasmonean Girls in London.

Torah Live is delighted to welcome a new sponsor, The Schreiber Charitable Trust. Many thanks to Sara Schreiber, Graham Morris and David Schreiber for their generosity.

While in America, I met Rabbi Nochum Kaplan, head of publications at Chabad, and Rabbi Shmuel Klein, head of publications at Torah U’Mesorah, who were both happy to help integrate the Torah Live materials into the 100′s of schools under their banner.

Rabbi Klein said “The Torah Live presentations I saw kept me enthralled. I feel it would be a great benefit to Torah schools everywhere to access this resource.”

Rabbi Roth’s presentation on Succos was warmly received at Sha’alvim for Women. Here are some comments from the students and photos:

“Really informative and interesting” – Abi H.

“Engaging and interesting and not boring at all! Like the visual aids.” – Leah K.

Rabbi Dan Roth presented the Crossing the Finish Line lecture at Neve Yerushalayim’s Mechina program today.  Rabbi Moshe Weiden, administrator for the Mechina program, called to say he heard very good feedback and asked if we could give a Torah Live presentation to the whole school.

Samara Matityahu commented “It was really well presented and I loved it!”

We are proud to introduce Rabbi Yonason Shippel, a highly popular and acclaimed speaker, as “our man in New York”. Rabbi Shippel purchased licenses to five of our most popular presentations and will be Torah Live’s representative in NY.

A native of South Africa, Rabbi Shippel is a graduate of Columbia University, NY and Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore. He holds a Masters degree in Judaic Studies. After receiving his Rabbinical Ordination in Jerusalem, Rabbi Shippel founded and directed Ohr Somayach, Cape Town, SA. He built a Jewish Learning Center, a vibrant congregation and a Jewish Day School. Rabbi Shippel joined Gateways in 2005 and is currently a Senior Lecturer.

To book a presentation with Rabbi Shippel, write to y.shippel@torahlive.co.il .

Hasmonean High School, a highly acclaimed Torah institution serving the Orthodox Community of North-West London, just licensed five Torah Live presentations. “Hasmonean is delighted to be the first school to be utilizing the Torah Live curriculum,” Executive Head teacher Rabbi David Meyer said. “Torah Live uses a variety of high quality media resources to introduce students to important and often complex halachic issues. It engages students, enabling them to appreciate the underlying importance of mitzvos and their relevance for our daily lives.”

Last week was the premier viewing of the brand new Mezuza presentation at the Raanana Community Kollel in Israel. The event was a smashing success, as were the bagels and lox! This presentation utilizes the highest quality state-of-the-art graphics to bring the complex halachos down to earth. It is in a league of its own in terms of technological advancement and starts off a new standard for all Torah Live materials to come.

Check out preview video clips here.

Commenting on the presentation, renowned Dayan Abraham of the London Beis Din said: “[It is an] absorbing, exciting and entertaining presentation of brilliantly researched and wonderfully delivered original material. The impressive standard of professionalism in all Rabbi Roth’s work enables halachic nuances to be understood and appreciated by Lamdan and layman alike. I am confident that Torah Live will play a substantial role in educating, inspiring, and enthusing an ever broadening audience for many years to come.”