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The 14 most useful Apps for a Jewish Life

JULY 20, 2019

An observant Jewish life is structured by numerous instructions from the moment of waking up to the end of the day.  To help you find guidance for your daily routine and the practices of the Jewish year, I created a list of my favorite Jewish apps that helped make my life easier and enrich it with daily Jewish inspiration. ​ 
1. Aleph Beta

Aleph Beta is my favorite Jewish learning platform. Rabbi David Fohrman has a very relatable and interesting approach to teaching every imaginable Jewish subject, the weekly Torah portion, Jewish High Holidays and Jewish philosophy.
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2. Siddur Me

This is my go-to app when I want to pray or bless when I’m out and about and didn't bring my Siddur. The Siddur app provides basic Jewish prayers and the most important blessings in English, Hebrew and transliteration. ​
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3. Shabbat Times

Shabbat Times is one of my most used apps. The app shows you the weekly candle lighting and Shabbat ending times of your region. Like this you will never forget to light your Shabbat candles on time! It also includes a link to the weekly Torah portion.
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4. Shabbat.com Commmunity

Shabbat.com is an amazing community that connects people for Shabbat meals and Jewish High Holiday meals. One can easily find a host family in a particular region or connect with guests, enabling one to do the Mitzvah of hosting people for Shabbat.
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5. CalJ Jewish Calendar

CalJ is a great Jewish calendar with all the details you don’t want to miss. Whether you want to know any Jewish date, the exact daily prayer times, the weekly Parasha or specific prayer information, this app will tell you everything!
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6. Tefillin Wrapp

Tefillin Wrapp is an amazing project that connects those who have Tefillin with those who want to wrap Tefillin, worldwide. Whether you are on the great wall of China or trekking the North pole, you will find a Jew who has Tefillin for you to wrap!
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7. iTefilat Haderech

Whenever you travel outside your country or you are just leaving the city for the day, you will want to have this app to recite the Tefilat Haderech, the Jewish wayfarer's blessing. It provides the blessing in many different languages with Hebrew transliteration.
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8. Chabad.org
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This app is full of articles about Jewish practices, Mitzvot, Traditions, Jewish History, Parashot, Jewish Holidays, the Jewish Calendar and everything you want to know about Judaism. An excellent tool to start learning!
9. JSwipe Jewish Dating App

J-Swipe is the number one worldwide dating app targeted at Jewish singles. Every Jew knows a couple that met here, as JSwipe is known as being relationship-oriented. Maybe the Jewish love of your life is waiting for you online!
10. Jew Compass

This practical app helps you to find the direction to Jerusalem, the right direction to face when praying. Super useful while traveling or when you want to find out direction to face towards Jerusalem for the first time!
11. OU Kosher

With the OU Kosher app you can find out what food is kosher. It provides a list of every kosher listing worldwide. Additionally, the app has a "Bracha guide" to help you find the right blessing for what you are eating. Very useful when you start to keep kosher!
12. Nemo Hebrew

Nemo is a great app to learn Hebrew. It allows you to learn a pack of new words of every day according to the pace you want to learn at. Especially useful when you want to start learning your first words in the language of the Jewish people.
13. MikvahCalendar.com

This app is a rabbinically approved Mikvah Calendar for married women according all the customs of Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Chabad. The app even has SMS & Email reminders for you to utilize. 

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14. Passover Assistant

The Passover Assistant is a very helpful app for the preparation of the Jewish High Holiday of Pessach. It provides checklists for Pessach preparation, recipes, blessing and Haggadah infos. Preparing Pessach can be complex and this app is the perfect help!

By Ilana Schiffner

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1 Comment

DANIELE ELYSHIBA CARMEN PRINCE
​JULY 28, 2019

I converted 6 years ago I wish I had someone like you to connect then. Keep up the good work. Shalom.

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