Kol Kore software is highly recommended for anyone - boys, girls, adults - who wants to learn to read Torah. Kol Kore software makes it easy and fun to learn to read Torah like an expert.
Highly Recommended
I feel more relaxed about my son's bar mitzvah because I am certain that the Kol Kore Bar Mitzvah Tutor software will make it fun and easy for him to learn to read Torah. The Kol Kore software will prepare him to read and chant his Torah portion expertly, and at the same time it will help him to understand the meaning of the text. And given the multimedia approach, the learning will be fun for him. If the software had been available when I was learning for my bat mitzvah, I wouldn't have had to waste so much time rewinding the cassette over and over again and I wouldn't have gotten so frustrated trying to find the right place on the cassette. I highly recommend this software to anyone learning to read Torah.Product Details
Kol Kore Bar Mitzva Tutor, by Kol Kore in Bnei Brak, is software intended for boys and girls preparing to read Torah for their bar or bat mitzvah and for any adult who wants to learn to read Torah or practice reading Torah. The software requires Windows 95 and up and a Pentium 133 Mhz PC or better. The program has both a Hebrew operating mode and an English one where all the controls are in English as well is the help system. The program does not require any special Hebrew installation and works smoothly even on Chinese Windows XP. There are thousands of registered satisfied users all over the world (including China). The software can be purchased online through Kol Kore's secure website order system for $145 US; this includes the complete set of 5 books and airmail delivery from Israel.Key Features
- Fully recorded reading of Torah, Haftarah, blessings and Trop.
- Text highlighted as the cantor chants the portion.
- Special emphasis on reading accuracy and fluency.
- Student controls pace of lesson – hear a word, a verse or an entire aliyah at a time.
- Endless repetition - click on a word or phrase and Kol Kore plays it again and again.
- Student chooses how the text is viewed – text may be displayed in Stam font or Siddur font.
- Trop and Vowels displayed and/or removed with a single click of the mouse.
- User may customize colors for viewing the scroll (background, text, Trop, chapter numbers, etc.).
- Student chooses how the text is read – hear the cantor chant your Torah portion or the Trop or select the melody-only option, played by flute.
- Special markings to distinguish Sheva Na and Kamatz Katan.
- Recorded by expert Torah readers with many years of Bar Mitzvah tutoring experience.
- Includes synchronized Hebrew-English translation of the text.
- Very user friendly – program includes easy to access Help file.
My Favorite Features
- Easy to navigate:
Pull down the Book of the Torah menu to choose the Torah portion you want to learn. Then choose the section within that portion that you want to study. As the portion is chanted, the text is highlighted. Pause and/or repeat the reading at any time.
- Easy to customize according to individual taste and pace of progress:
Choose the style (Ashkenazic-Israeli, Sephardic-Jerusalem, Ashkenazic-Ashkenazi ...), choose the cantillation marks, choose the font style, color, and size, chose a background for the text (including "parchment"), choose to display the text with or without vowels and cantillation marks (as they appear in the actual Torah scroll), choose to hear a voice singing the cantillation or to hear only the melody. -
Includes:
Torah and Haftara blessings
English translations of all verses
