Luach & Limud Personal Torah Study Guide

Do you set aside time for daily Torah study?

"When a man is brought to his Maker to give accounting of his life, one of the questions he will be asked is, "Did you set aside time for daily Torah Study?" - (Babylonian Talmud - Shabbos 31a)

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Please Note:
This Pirkei Avot edition was printed in 1995, and therefore, the times for candlelighting are not current.

Dear Luach & Limud Subscriber:

After some 25 years, Luach & Limud has finished Shas!

Beginning with Masechet Bava Batra in 1980, it recently completed the cycle of mishnayot when it reached the end of Masechet Bava Metsia on Hoshanah Rabbah, Monday, October 24, 2005. We have therefore ceased publication with the October issue.

We would like to thank Luach & Limud’s Chairman, Rabbi Sholom Rephun; Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Rothman, the Vice Chairman; and Jeffrey Teitelbaum, the Editor, for their outstanding dedication to this project over many years. Their efforts, and the efforts of all those who have helped and supported them, have succeeded in increasing daily Torah study, lehagdil Torah uleha’adirah.

Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Executive Vice President

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Personal Torah Study

Luach & Limud Personal Torah Study is structured to help you learn one Mishnah a day so that you can come to fulfill this most important mitzvah.
Each Mishnah is a self-contained unit and is accompanied by the acclaimed Kehati Mishnah Commentary English translation.
Each Mishnah is displayed in Hebrew together with the Mishnah vowels.
Over a relatively short period of time your knowledge of Mishnayot will grow and you will gain a feeling of accomplishment

Added Benefits

Luach & Limud notes the Halachic and prayer requirements as they apply to the daily Jewish calendar, Torah Readings for Shabbat and Yom Tov
Halachic Times for 32 North American Cities
Devar Torah from the Weekly Torah Reading on Shabbos and Yom Tov
Insightful thoughts by Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski and Shmuel Himelstein

FAQ
Luach & Limud Digital Edition and PDA's

Q. Can the Luach & Limud Digital Edition be used on Palm devices?
A. The answer for now is "yes" and "no".

The "yes" part is because "today", you can convert our monthly Luach & Limud Digital Edition to your palm device by obtaining free software from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrmobiledevices.html

The "no", is because "today", there is limited font support for palm type devices. Thus the Hebrew fonts that we use in Luach & Limud do not display correctly. On the other hand, the Kehati [English] commentary used by Luach & Limud is quite extensive, such that one can nevertheless do their daily Mishnah on a "today's" palm device in a satisfactory manner.
Q. What is the Palm memory requirement for an average Luach & Limud PDF file on the Palm?
A. The Palm Luach & Limud PDF file size increases when sent to the Palm and there needs to be about 1 megabyte available for it. For example, the March 2003 Luach & Limud PDF file size is 671kb, it increases to 919kb when sent to the Palm.
Q. What about Pocket PC PDA's
A. YES it does support it!!!
Q. What additional software do I need on my Pocket PC?
Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for the Pocket PC PDA available from Adobe at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrmobiledevices.html.
Q. Are there alternative PDA viewers that offer support for the Hebrew fonts used in the
Luach & Limud Digital Edition.
A. As of the July 2004 Luach & Limud Digital Edition, there are PDA viewers called RepliGo http://www.cerience.com. The RepliGo suite of viewers, includes a version for Palm PDA's that are running Palm OS 5.x, that better supports the Hebrew fonts used in the Luach & Limud Digital Edition.
Q. What should I do besides download the "RepliGo" viewer if I want better support for the Hebrew fonts used in the Luach & Limud Digital Edition on my PDA.
A. You should download the Luach & Limud Digital Edition in "RepliGo format" from our Luach & Limud web page.

Luach & Limud is a Project of the Orthodox Union's Limud Torah Commission
Rabbi Sholom Rephun, Chairman
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Rothman, Vice Chairman
Rabbi Jerry Willig, Vice Chairman
Jeffrey Teitelbaum, Editor