Learning: At Your Own Pace

Learn at your own pace!

Welcome to our Self-Paced Courses page!

Shel Maala is proud to provide this brand new offering. We're combining our world-class Jewish educational content with online community and helpful assessments, to bring your learning to the next level, wherever and whenever you are.

Our first set of self-paced classes is part of a broader package of courses we're tentatively titling: Studying Talmud Like a Radical. On the homepage of each course, you'll find descriptions of how it's going to lead you through the basic skills required in the Talmud courses taught by our Yeshiva and many like it across the word.

Thank you for entrusting your learning with us. All self-paced classes are a mix of:

  • video lessons
  • homework/assessments
  • and access to a dedicated channel on our online Discord community of past and present learners

Like all of Shel Maala’s offerings, self-paced classes are pay-what-you-can. Click below to get started on your learning journey!

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    Decoding the Alef Bet

    Everything You Need to Know to Read Hebrew!
    Learn to read the Hebrew alef bet so you can study Jewish text in the original!
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    Jastrow Journey (and Frank!)

    A dive into Jastrow, from intro to advanced.
    Meet Jastrow, Learn the dictionary, get practice