How Did My Child Regain His Smile in the Classroom

By Rochel Levine, Edgware, UK

When Covid started two years ago, Aryeh, 8 years old then, found it very difficult to learn from home. Whether on the phone or on the computer, it became really hard for him to follow the Gemara lessons and to concentrate.

Understanding Gemara was the easy part but he could not find it inside the text.

After lockdown #1, Aryeh went back to school and that’s when he realized that he was lacking fundamental skills. Then second lockdown happened in January 2021 for three months and Aryeh was back home, struggling despite the help he got at home.

When he went back to school Aryeh was left with very little confidence in his ability to translate and finding answers in the Gemara independently.

His Rebbi realised that and started taking Aryeh out of the classroom to have one to one sessions. He did not like it. He did not feel good about it. He was officially struggling.
That’s when Your Torah Tutors came to his rescue. We have read about this program. We made our inquiries and within a few days we signed Aryeh up to the course with his willingness to commit three times a week to Zoom Lessons. He was ready.

He was paired up with Rabbi Mendy Cohen. Very patiently, he explained the program, the reward system, the consistency of the lessons and the purpose of the lessons. Aryeh was in.

In the beginning, he felt the commitment difficult. But very quickly, he found himself looking forward to the lessons. Rabbi Mendy is a very approachable teacher, very kind and gentle person. This was going well for Aryeh. He started learning Gemara keywords. He enjoyed the fact that each word was matched with a picture. That really helped him remember the translation. The website was very helpful and Aryeh used it in between lessons to do Chazarah.

Before he knew it he was halfway through.

At times he felt discouraged. He did not see huge progress in class. We kept regular contact with Leibel Shemtov and Mendy and they reassured Aryeh that he will see the results. In time. He kept going.

That time came. His confidence was boosted. He was now able to follow the lessons properly and find his way inside the text. He felt great. His Rebbi called us to tell us how impressed he was. He was so proud of Aryeh. We were over the moon. Aryeh was so proud of himself. His hard work and consistency paid off.

Aryeh has now finished the program. He knows the 259 words Baal Pe’h. We organized a special Siyum at home when he completed the words and we got him a trophy.

Thank you YTT for making Aryeh achieve and regain his confidence.

Thank you Rabbi Mendy for your patience, your kindness and your understanding. You made this experience very special.

I am sure these words will stay with Aryeh forever and will make his Gemara learning much easier and enjoyable.

To set up an evaluation or for more information please visit their website at yourtorahtutors.org
Or contact Laibel Shemtov on what’s app via this link
https://wa.me/message/VODK56ZE5X76P1
Or email him at [email protected]

Your Torah Tutors (YTT) is a Chabad mosad with a unique program helping boys and girls across the globe and from all backgrounds to develop their skills in a fun and exciting way. YTT’s exceptional online tutoring program guides and supports students in developing expertise in Chumash and Gemara, instilling in them the confidence to thrive throughout High School, Mesivta, Seminary, Yeshiva, and beyond. Instead of struggling to keep up, they will be ready to flourish and grow.