TakashBy a ger tzedek, for all who chose Torah
Build a Jewish life on solid ground. Across Orthodox traditions, one heart and one purpose.
Torah (teaching, תורה) is the teaching handed down through Moses, and everything that flows from it. Takash sets it out plainly, one short section at a time, with every point traced to a named source. Whether you're just encountering this for the first time, or coming back to it after years away, you're welcome here. No background required.
Takash is short for Tachat Kanfei HaShechina (under the wings of the Divine Presence, תחת כנפי השכינה), the phrase Jewish tradition uses for coming close to G-d and joining the Jewish people.
- 700+
- short sections, each one readable in minutes
- Every point
- traced to a named source
- Sephardi · Ashkenazi · Chabad
- sources clearly labelled
- Free
- no ads, no paywall
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Nine doors into Jewish life. Pick one; every section is short and stands on its own.
Halacha (Jewish law, הלכה)
The practical how of daily life: Shabbat, kashrut, blessings, festivals and more.
447 sections
Davening (prayer, תפילה)
How we speak to G-d, and what the words actually mean.
42 sections
Mussar (character development, מוסר)
The inner work: how we treat others, and how we treat ourselves.
65 sections
Faith & Trust
Emunah (faith, אמונה) and Bitachon (trust, בטחון): meaning, and relationship with G-d.
28 sections
Jewish philosophy
Why people convert, why believe, suffering, the soul, and what it means to be Jewish.
43 sections
Hebrew (עברית)
The language root by root: letters, word families, and the words of prayer.
25 sections
The Jewish months
The year month by month, from Nisan: meaning, festivals and history.
26 sections
Jewish history and community
The story we have joined, from Avraham to today, set beside world history.
33 sections
Contemporary issues
Modern life, from money and technology to medicine, and what the Torah says.
35 sections
Or jump straight to a topic
Halacha
The Jewish calendar
The life cycle
Prayer
Inner growth
Thought
Today
Learn with others
Join the Takash WhatsApp group for new sections as they are published, questions and conversation. Ask for Chaya Kong there; she also offers 1:1 sessions.
Join the WhatsApp group →Why Takash exists
Written for the people walking this road
Takash was founded by Chaya Kong: a Catholic childhood in Hong Kong, the long road to conversion, and a new life in Israel. It is the guide she wished she had: plain, warm, careful with sources, and open to every Orthodox tradition.
Read Chaya's story →Support Takash
Keep it free for the next person who chooses Torah
“Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.” (Devarim 10:19, וַאֲהַבְתֶּם אֶת־הַגֵּר כִּי־גֵרִים הֱיִיתֶם בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם)
Takash is written by a ger tzedek and given away free, so that no one who chooses Torah is held back by their background, their language, or what they can afford.
Writing it carefully, with every point traced to a named source, takes many hours every week. If Takash has helped you, help keep it free for the next person.
What your gift does
- More sections, written carefully with every point sourced
- Clear Torah learning in Chinese and English, for people with nowhere else to learn
- No ads and no paywall, for everyone
Note
Paste this into the note or comment box when you give on Ohev Ger's page:
Supporting the Takash project by ChayaGifts with this note are passed on to the Takash project. Gifts without it support Ohev Ger's own work with converts, which is a good cause too.
How to give
Gifts go through Ohev Ger, a registered Israeli non-profit (no. 580715738) that cares for Jews who converted in righteousness (gerei hatzedek, גרי הצדק) after their conversion. To support Takash, write this in the donation note: “Supporting the Takash project by Chaya”. Gifts with that note are passed on to the Takash project; without it, your gift supports Ohev Ger's own work with converts.
Then add a dedication in honour or in memory of someone to the Dedication Wall →How Takash chooses and labels its sources
Takash draws on a spectrum of sources, and says whose voice you are hearing. In Halacha, each section is labelled with the traditions of the sources it cites: Sephardi (such as Halacha Yomit), Ashkenazi (such as Aish, the OU and the cRc) and Chabad (the Shulchan Aruch HaRav, through Shulchanaruchharav.com). Some sources speak across communities and carry no label, such as Rabbi Manning, Din Online and Pninei Halacha, which is listed last and presented as one view among several. Careful, widely held practice comes first, and where Sephardi and Ashkenazi practice really differ, the section sets them side by side. In other categories we also draw on Chabad.org, Hidabroot, Rabbi Sacks, Ohr Somayach and classical texts, and name them. Minhag (custom, מנהג) means the tradition a community follows. If yours differs, follow your rabbi.