About
- What is gTorah? -
gTorah stands for “Geshmack Torah”. “Geshmack” is a Yiddish word that kind of means “Aha!”. Something along the lines of a “Eureka” moment in Torah. Granted, the word itself may come across as strange or unfamiliar to some, but it is my Rebbi’s favourite word, so it seems fitting that in my attempt to get in touch with Torah, I incorporated him into my actions.
- How long has gTorah been around? -
gTorah was founded Bereishis (September) 2009 as geshmacktorah.blogspot.com. It was a really bad name, so it moved here in April 2010.
- What’s the point? -
The purpose of this site is to share the perception of how beautiful the Torah is, with the awareness that not everyone hasthe time or ability to pick up a sefer and read through Divrei Torah on the Parsha. We translate them and make them navigable, accessible, and readable, without compromising quality, so that everyone can see how deep and insightful every word in the Torah is, and so that they too can experience “אשרנו מה טוב חלקנו ” – We truly are fortunate for having the Torah.
Admittedly, this sounds cliché, but it’s cliché because it is true – this entire site, the front end and back end, with the odd exception, is run entirely by teenagers and people barely into their twenties. The site itself was founded by a 17 year-old high school student. If a diverse group of youngsters can demonstrate a connection to the Torah, why would anyone else be any different?
- Who is gTorah? -
The site was founded and is run by me, Netanel. I studied at Hasmonean in London under HaRav Yehoshua Hartman, and I now learn Yeshivas Beis Yisrael in Yerushalayim, under the Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Daniel Lehrfeld.
I could not do this without the support of my family, rabbis, the assistance of my cousin Sammy, my friends Brocha, Aharon, and the many friends who have written Divrei Torah for the site.
gTorah also has tremendous gratitude to Daniel Goldstein, our incredibly talented and creative graphics designer, who can be reached at [email protected].
All articles are written by myself or friends.
- Can people use gTorah’s content elsewhere? -
Of course. Torah is for everyone. If using our content, please send me an email. We require that people credit our website as their source – if using our content online, include our name and a hyperlink. If using our content in print media, cite our name and website URL, www.gTorah.com.