Reading Skills – A prerequisite for learning Torah Scroll Navigation skills, is the ability to recognize and read basic Hebrew narrative.  Understanding what you are reading is a bonus.  A good baseline is the ability to read the beginning words of Sefer Devarim/Deuteronomy: אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל-כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן “These are the words which…

In addition to using a Tikkun, students will benefit by also using a Chumash, which contains the text of each Parashah in Hebrew and in English.  Over time, students will begin to memorize the names of each Parashah, within each Sefer.  The Reference Tables that contain the unique information about each Aliyah (including Address: Column…

Finding your place in the Torah Scroll, or when practicing with a Tikkun Korim, is a two-step process: Locate the Column containing your Aliyah, then Locate the beginning text for your ALIYAH within that Column These Reference Tables help you with the first step.  You will be directed to go to an Anchor Column.  This is a column…

Finding your place in the Torah Scroll, or when practicing with a Tikkun Korim, is a two-step process: Locate the Column containing your Aliyah, then Locate the beginning text for your ALIYAH within that Column These Reference Tables help you with the second step. Scenario – Your reading is in Sefer Bereshit/Genesis,  Parashat No’ach, Cohen Aliyah.    Aliyah Address: Column #…

Instructors can use the Practice Session Tracking Worksheets to assign class activities and homework. Self-paced students can use these Worksheets to track their progress, even timing themselves to see how they become more proficient in quickly locating Aliyot with more practice.