TorahAnytime at 20: How a Small Website Became a Global Torah Revolution

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In 2006, TorahAnytime launched into a world that barely understood what online video even meant. YouTube was in its infancy, smartphones were not yet part of daily life, and the idea that people would one day listen to Torah classes on demand from anywhere in the world felt almost unrealistic. Back then, if you missed a shiur, you missed it. If you wanted to review something or share it with your family at the Shabbos table, you relied on memory or handwritten notes. TorahAnytime was created to solve that problem by giving people direct access to Torah whenever and wherever they needed it.

At first, it was simple: a website where you could listen to Torah classes from speakers any time you wanted. But something unexpected happened. People didn’t just listen — they depended on it. Fathers listened in the car on the way to work. Students reviewed shiurim late at night. Families played classes at home. Slowly, TorahAnytime stopped being just a website and became part of daily Jewish life.

Over the next twenty years, that small project grew into something extraordinary. Today, TorahAnytime is no longer one platform but an entire Torah ecosystem. There are mobile apps, a global phone hotline, Daily Dose for quick daily inspiration, TorahAnytime Shorts for people who only have a few minutes, HerTorahAnytime for women, RebbeAnytime for elementary-grade yeshiva students, JewishAnytime for those new to Judaism, and a rapidly growing world of children’s programming called StoryAnytime, which includes Parsha News, Chofetz Chaim Time Travelers, Izzy Inspired, and much more. TorahAnytime has become a place where every kind of Jew — young and old, beginner and advanced — can find Torah that fits their life.

The growth has been dramatic. In 2024, TorahAnytime served about 1.2 million users. In 2025, that number rose to 1.6 million users. That means hundreds of thousands of new people chose to add TorahAnytime into their lives in just one year. But success at that scale carries enormous costs. Every shiur that is recorded, every minute that is streamed, every hotline call that is answered requires servers, storage, bandwidth, software developers, editors, technicians, and staff. TorahAnytime now runs with more than twenty full-time employees, over fifty volunteers, and hundreds of cameras filming shiurim around the world with over 1,500 new classes added weekly. The more people learn and the more classes get posted, the more it costs to keep everything running.

Even as the organization continues to grow, TorahAnytime is pushing forward with new projects designed to make Torah even more accessible. One of the most exciting soon-to-be-released projects is the TorahAnytime Pocket. It’s a brand-new device built from scratch that does not look or function like a smartphone. It contains over 450,000 TorahAnytime classes in a completely safe and locked-down format. Parents can give it to their children, yeshiva students can carry it with them, and anyone can learn Torah anywhere without worrying about online risks. TorahAnytime will be selling this device at an extremely discounted price, with no monthly subscription, because the goal is not profit — it is to get Torah into as many hands as possible.

Another major breakthrough in the works is TATi, TorahAnyTime intelligence. With hundreds of thousands of classes, finding the exact shiur, divrei Torah, or story you want can be difficult. TATi changes all that. It allows users to search Torah in a way that was never possible before. You can ask for a specific story from a specific speaker or request shiurim on a very narrow topic, and TATi will not only find the classes but even play the exact moment in the shiur where it appears. For example, someone could ask, “Find the shiur where Rabbi Paysach Krohn tells a story where he lost his cell phone in an airport,” or, “Why was Yaakov allowed to take the birthright from Eisav.” In seconds, TATi would pull up the exact shiurim and the exact moments where those topics are discussed.

In the midst of all this growth and innovation, TorahAnytime also demonstrated just how deeply it has become part of people’s lives. Hundreds of individuals whose lives had been shaped by TorahAnytime came together for a once-in-a-lifetime Shabbos. The sold-out TorahAnytime Shabbaton was filled with people who had learned, been inspired, and grown through TorahAnytime over the years, and it featured over 20 of TorahAnytime’s top speakers. Powerful concerts added to the energy and inspiration of the weekend. For many attendees, it was the first time they met in person the very voices they had been learning from for years.

With all this momentum, TorahAnytime is now in the middle of a major campaign that runs until February 16, 2026. The goal is simple but urgent: to make sure TorahAnytime can keep growing without being held back by the rising costs of technology and infrastructure. The heart of that campaign is the Dollar-a-Day program. For just $31 a month, people can become real partners in keeping TorahAnytime alive and expanding — and in launching new projects that bring Torah to millions.

The campaign is also offering something deeply meaningful and personal. When someone makes a donation — preferably as part of the Dollar-a-Day program — they can choose to give on a specific speaker’s team page and leave a heartfelt message or dedication for that speaker to see. For so many listeners, TorahAnytime’s speakers have been there in their hardest moments, their happiest moments, and their everyday moments of growth. Yet most users never have the chance to reach out and say “thank you” directly. This is a unique and beautiful opportunity to do just that — to make a donation in the speaker’s honor and share a message that lets them feel how much their Torah has meant to real people, in real lives.

The campaign is happening right now, and every contribution makes a difference. You can support this vital mission by donating at Charidy.com/TAT or by calling 718-540-5722 to donate by phone. By stepping forward today, you’re becoming a partner in spreading the most Torah in world history, touching countless neshamot, and helping build a brighter future for Klal Yisrael. There truly is no greater zchus than that..