Torah Educational Software
Jerusalem-based Torah Educational Software (TES) is a major distributor of Judaic software,[1] and their Let's Keep Kosher offering received a rabbinical endorsement.[2] In the 1990s, Bar Ilan University described the company as "Israel's largest Developer of Bible and Hebrew Language related educational software."[3]
The Avner series,[4] a series of Jewish nonviolent video games, gained TES recognition for promoting Jewish religious concepts to young children.
In the late 1990s its major competitor was Chicago-based Davka.[1]
Software for Jewish texts
- A 1996 followup to a 1994 Davka-vs-TES (Torah Educational Software) comparison of Jewish texts on CD-ROM began by listing the winner: "The competition ... has led to an apparent winner: the consumer!"[5]
- A University of California Press 34 page overview of tools for Talmudic study, especially related to Daf Yomi,[6] gives Artscroll top billing, but in the area of non-print and non-voice, TES is noted for its Gemara Tutor and Talmud Master software.
References
- Jon Kalish (December 31, 1998). "For the Oldest of Lessons, the Newest of Tools". The New York Times.
- "Let's Keep Kosher".
- "Jewishsoftware.com: TES Judaic Educational Software and Apps Online".
- among them: Avner & Brachot, Avner Travels in Time - Jewish History Game "Games".
- Barry Simon; Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein (Spring 1996). "The Virtual Shtender". Jewish Action.
- "Authoritative and Accessible" (PDF). p. 8.
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