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Judaism is learned step by step.

A guided path, clear and sourced study sheets, a game that makes it stick. On iPhone, Android and the web, your study follows you everywhere.

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The idea of muktzeh

13 exercises · Lesson 1 · Muktzeh

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Prayers

Parasha

The study trees

Shabbat

From Friday afternoon to Havdala: the 39 melachot, muktzeh, the prayer services.

2/5

The thread of the day

A whole day, from the evening that opens it to what changes from one day to the next.

0/5

The festivals

The Hebrew calendar and all the festivals, from Tishrei to the fasts.

0/24

Kashrut

Permitted animals, milk and meat, koshering, tevilat kelim.

0/5

Family purity

Niddah, the 7 days, bedikot, the mikveh: and the value of marriage.

0/6

Prayer

The 3 prayer services, all the berachot, the synagogue, tzedakah.

0/7

Foundations

Faith, the Books, the 613 mitzvot, conversion itself.

0/9

History & Israel

From the Patriarchs to the State of Israel, and the mitzvot of the land.

0/6

Hebrew

The alphabet and reading, up to reading and reciting the prayers.

0/2

Living Jewish culture

The light branch: food, expressions, music, pop culture. Catch the references and drop them at the right moment.

0/7

PathShabbat

Preparing for Shabbat
The 39 melachot
Muktzeh
The 3 prayer services
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Shabbat · study sheet

Preparing for Shabbat

Shabbat is welcomed like a queen: everything that makes it sweet (light, warm food, a peaceful home) is made ready on Friday. Once Shabbat has come in, we no longer cook, kindle, or adjust anything. Preparing is therefore a mitzvah in its own right, the kavod (honor) of Shabbat.

Honoring the day starting Friday

Shopping, cooking, cleaning, bathing, Shabbat clothes, a set table. The Talmud (Shabbat 119a) tells how the greatest Sages made a point of preparing something with their own hands: Rava would salt the fish, Rav Chisda would cut the vegetables. Taking part in person, even with a small act, is part of the honor of the day.

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Lesson 2 · The four mitzvot

Question

How many mitzvot mark the day of Purim?

Bullseye.

Two

Four

Three

Five

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Lesson 2 · The four mitzvot

The conversation

Invited for Friday night: answer each message.

Thursday, 8:15 p.m.

So, in for tomorrow night? Candle-lighting is at 6:42 at ours.

For sure, I'll be there before lighting.

Friday, 2:30 p.m.

Making us your famous cake?

Yes, it comes out of the oven this afternoon.

Friday, 4:50 p.m.

Mom is stressing about candle time, when is it again?

18 minutes before sunset, it's on the calendar.

This week

The parasha

No regular parasha this week: the reading resumes next Shabbat.

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The path

A living path, one lesson at a time.

Shabbat, festivals, kashrut, prayers: the journey moves forward medallion by medallion. Each lesson you finish stamps its seal and unlocks the next one.

The flame counts your study days, the widget keeps watch on your home screen.

The sheets

Study sheets you can rely on.

Every notion is explained plainly, always with its source. When customs differ from one community to the next, the sheet says so instead of deciding for you.

One new Hebrew word at a time, never more.

The game

Memory that holds, without cramming.

Quizzes, odd ones out, images to explore: the exercises follow one another, and the game brings each notion back just before you would forget it.

Spaced review picks the right moment, so you don't have to.

The conversations

Speaking, not just knowing.

Short conversations, like text messages: someone writes to you, you pick the reply, and the right reflexes are learned in context.

From the Friday night invitation to the festival table.

The parasha

Every week, the story of the whole world.

The parasha of the week, told and illustrated, so you arrive at the Shabbat meal with something to say.

A new illustration every week, to collect.

Our commitments

Serious, private, and open study.

Serious

The program follows the official curriculum

Nothing invented: the path covers the reference program, sheet by sheet, with its sources.

Discretion

An email, a nickname, nothing else

No public leaderboard, no trackers. Your path is nobody's business but yours.

To begin

The first lessons are free

Start the path for free, on your phone or on the web, and keep your progress everywhere.

The offer

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The first lessons are free

You open the path, you take your first lessons, you see how it moves forward. No paid account, no card.

The subscription opens the whole path

Every branch, every study sheet, the review that brings back what you might forget, and the measure of your progress, day after day.

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The program follows the official curriculum.

Questions

What people ask us.

Who is Mazaaal for?

For anyone who wants to learn Judaism seriously, starting from where they are: the one discovering it, the one coming back to it, the one who wants to review what they think they know. The program follows the official curriculum.

Do I need any background?

No, we start from zero. Every notion is explained plainly, and we introduce only one new Hebrew word at a time, never more.

What can I study on?

On iPhone, on Android and on the web. Your progress is the same everywhere: start a lesson on the train, finish it at home.

Is it free?

The first lessons are free, with no card. The subscription then opens the full path and the measure of your progress.

Ten minutes a day

The first step happens tonight.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play or start on the web

The first lessons are free. The program follows the official curriculum.