Shalom, and welcome to TorahRecordings.com. I'm Rabbi Chaim Wolosow.
For many years I've been recording my classes, so that anyone, anywhere, can learn Torah. Here you'll find a whole library: Chumash, Tanya, the Rebbe's letters and talks, Rambam, Talmud and much more. Almost everything has the Hebrew, the English, and a recording you can listen to. And it's all free.
Below are short guides to every part of the site. I hope you'll come back every day. Enjoy your learning.
1. What should I learn today?
On the front page, tap Today's Learning. It changes by itself every day to that day's study: Hayom Yom, Chumash, Tanya, Rambam, Daf Yomi and Tehillim. Tap one to open today's page.
Next to it, Today's Prayers has Shacharis, Mincha, Maariv, bentching and the Shema at bedtime.
2. How do I read the Hebrew and the English, and listen?
Every lesson page has the text and a recording. Press play at the bottom to listen. To switch between the Hebrew and the English, tap Hebrew or English at the top of the page.
Prev and Next take you to the previous or next lesson, and A+ / A− make the text bigger or smaller. Try it on today's Hayom Yom.
3. This week's parsha and the booklets
On the front page, tap This Week's Parsha for the week's learning. Scroll down to This Week's Study Booklets to read the week's booklets on your phone or print them for Shabbos. Each booklet has the Hebrew and the English.
4. How do I find a particular sefer?
Open the menu (the three lines at the top right on a phone). Everything is sorted by subject: Tanach (Bible), Chassidus, The Rebbe, Halacha (Jewish Law), Talmud and Mishnah. Under More you'll find my classes, the Rebbe's advice by topic and the Siddur.
You can also tap All Books on the front page to see the main seforim on the site, A to Z.
Looking for a name, a place, an expression or a topic inside the texts? Open the Index. It searches them across all the books on the site.
5. Can't find something? Ask Chavrusa
Tap Ask Chavrusa, the red button at the bottom of every page. Chavrusa is your study partner on the site. Ask in plain words, in English or Hebrew, for example "What is today's learning?" or "What does the Rebbe say about shalom bayis?", and it gives you links to the right pages.
6. The Rebbe's advice by topic
The Rebbe's Advice by Topic gathers the Rebbe's letters and talks by subject: health, parnassah, shalom bayis, chinuch and many more. Choose a topic to see what the Rebbe wrote about it.
7. My classes, and the Yomim Tovim
Rabbi Wolosow's Classes are sorted by parsha and by Yom Tov. The first page in each parsha brings all its lessons together, for example Parshas Toldos. For the Yomim Tovim and special days, tap Holidays & Special Days on the front page.
8. Searching
Tap the magnifying glass at the top of any page, or type in Find a class or a sefer on the front page. Short searches work best: one or two words, in English or Hebrew.
9. Listen anywhere
Listen to the classes as a podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, join our WhatsApp group for each week's learning, or call (929) 274-9999 to listen by phone.
Questions or suggestions? Write to me at rabbi@torahrecordings.com.