{"id":3354,"date":"2015-06-16T15:14:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2020-09-08T10:43:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:43:49","slug":"efficient-ways-to-prepare-a-shiur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/ou-synablog\/efficient-ways-to-prepare-a-shiur\/","title":{"rendered":"Efficient Ways to Prepare a Shiur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/files\/2015\/01\/Synablog623x221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-post-3354 wp-image-2985 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/files\/2015\/01\/Synablog623x221.jpg\" alt=\"Synablog623x221\" width=\"623\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/files\/2015\/01\/Synablog623x221.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/files\/2015\/01\/Synablog623x221-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Rabbi Einhorn\u2019s\u00a0SynaBlog\u00a0is a new innovative\u00a0blog\u00a0that shares tips, tactics, strategies and best practices that enable Shul growth and promote Shul vitality.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preparing a class is often in the domain of the Rabbi, but a good synagogue is able to widen the net so that it encourages its lay leaders to teach.\u00a0What follows are some resources to help you prepare aclass in a short amount of time. However, it is your job to\u00a0<strong>make the material dance of the text.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Websites of power:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<u>Hebrew Books<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Multiple ways to use this website:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shas feature<\/li>\n<li>Rambam database<\/li>\n<li>Search engine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2.\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shemayisrael.com\/dafyomi2\/today.htm\">Daf Yomi Advancement Forum<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English with insights to the daf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3.\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etzion.org.il\/en\/\">Virtual Beit Midrash<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Plenty of material in the\u00a0<em>Har Etzion\u00a0<\/em>tradition.<\/li>\n<li>A wide array of topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4.\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/outorah.org\/\">OU Torah<\/a><\/u>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yutorah.org\/\">YU Torah<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each Rosh Yeshiva\/Maggid Shiur has a different style. Learn how to use each for different purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5.\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/\">Sefaria<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A wonderful and relatively new way to collaborate on source sheets with other scholars. Their ever growing database adds an exciting new touch to teaching Torah.<\/li>\n<li>In my opinion the most powerful part of this website is the user friendly algorithm that helps you create a Source Sheet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To receive the OU\u00a0Synablog\u00a0to your inbox, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/synablog\/\">click here<\/a>\u00a0to sign up.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn is a Musmach of Yeshiva University. He has served as the founder of WINGS a Synagogue Consulting group. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Rabbi Einhorn was the Rabbi of Manhattan\u2019s West Side Institutional Synagogue where he helped grow the membership by 70% over 4 years. 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