Help & FAQ

Create a free TU account and choose your learning style and starting level. Your student home shows “My next step” with a direct link to the next activity. Return there whenever you are unsure what to do next.

No. Start with the open first teaching, then create a free TU account for activities marked Free. If you already learn through Skool, ask the TU office to match your existing learning account. A Skool subscription does not automatically become a TU subscription.

Open the free signup page and use your email and password. You can also use your existing Google account in your normal browser. Keep using the same account so your progress stays together. Verify your email before saving classroom progress.

Choose old school for emphasis on lectures, readings, notes and quizzes. Choose new school for emphasis on learning quests and the optional arena. Both routes earn learning points. You can change your choice in My progress.

Choose intermediate or advanced and take the placement check in My progress. Your preference and the available assessment evidence guide your starting route. The placement check covers particular skills; it is not a comprehensive judgment of your knowledge.

Follow “My next step” in the student portal. For a particular course, open My progress and choose Continue this course. Your next activity may be a lecture, reading or practice check, depending on the sequence.

It shows how many published course activities available to your account you have completed. Video and reading completion is self-reported; quizzes are checked. If more activities are added, the total can grow. The bar does not measure mastery of an entire Torah subject.

Yes. Readings, lecture completion, practice quizzes and eligible written assignments can earn points. The arena is optional, and game battles do not establish academic mastery.

Yes. Review the explanation, revisit the source and try again. Eligible first-completion rewards are awarded once; repeating a completed activity does not create the same reward again.

Open My progress, set a learning goal and a realistic weekly rhythm, then save your study plan. Selecting study areas makes those courses your main route. Leaving them unselected follows your learning-style recommendation.

Account-based lesson progress and saved study plans are linked to your TU login. Sign in with the same email and password or the same Google account. Browser-only conveniences, such as the public saved-course shelf and merchandise bag, may differ between devices.

Completion records and XP show learning activity. They are not semicha, a professional qualification, permission to teach or authorization for esoteric practice. Instructor assessment and any formal approval are separate.

Bronze adds member learning and scheduled live group classes with community rooms. Silver includes Bronze plus deeper member study and priority Q&A during scheduled sessions. Gold includes Silver plus personal guidance from Rabbi Doniel Aryeh, arranged individually without a fixed private-session allowance or unlimited availability.

Sunday: Tales in the Talmud starts at 9 a.m. Pacific. Monday: Weekly Parshah, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern · 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific. Tuesday: Introduction to Kabbalah, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern · 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific. Thursday: Torah Jeopardy student social starts at 8:30 p.m. Pacific. Advance signup is required. Ask TU to confirm your place before attending. Please arrive on time. Group classes use the single @doniel.aryeh TikTok Live stream until further notice. Study at your own pace throughout the week.

Sign in, open Your membership and choose a plan. TU opens Square checkout for payment. Review the recurring amount and terms before paying, then return to TU and use Check payment status if your access has not updated.

Return to Your membership using the same TU account that started checkout, and select Check payment status. Keep your Square receipt. Do not start another purchase while the first payment is unresolved.

Open Your membership and select Cancel recurring subscription, then confirm. TU requests cancellation in Square; access remains for the confirmed paid period. Your saved learning progress stays with your free account. Existing Skool subscriptions are managed on Skool.

Open Inbox and choose Message Rabbi Doniel for a private conversation. For classmates, enable student messaging in Inbox and search by name; both students must opt in. Use Chatrooms or Forum for shared discussions, where posts are visible to members with access to that space.

Open Inbox to see your unread count and conversations. Open conversations refresh while the tab is active. Use Mark displayed messages read when you have read them. Messages are saved to your account, so you can return later using the same Google login. Automatic email and SMS notifications are not enabled.

Private conversations are available to their sender and recipient. The owner cannot browse private conversations between other students through the inbox. You can block another account from messaging you. Do not use TU messages for emergencies or send passwords, payment details or sensitive personal records.

Open Private sessions in your student portal and look under Request history. TU review updates appear on the original request. You can also open Inbox → Appointment requests. Return to your account to check for updates; automatic email notifications are not enabled.

Use the TU Books page. Its purchase buttons open the individual Lulu listings, where you choose available formats and review the final price, shipping and checkout terms. Book purchases are separate from TU membership.

No. Merchandise and recurring tuition are separate purchases. Review the product page for production, sizing, shipping and checkout details. A saved bag is not a completed order.

Refresh the page and check your connection. For sign-in or saved-progress problems, confirm that you are using your usual Google account. When reporting an issue, include the page address, device, what you clicked and a screenshot if helpful. Never share a password or full payment-card details.

Use Counseling & mentorship to request a private session or spiritual guidance. Requests are open to nonmembers too. Availability and arrangements must be confirmed; submitting a request does not book a session.