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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.[citation needed]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Jon Kalish (December 31, 1998). "For the Oldest of Lessons, the Newest of Tools". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Let's Keep Kosher". Archived from the original on 2008-12-16.
  3. ^ "Jewishsoftware.com: TES Judaic Educational Software and Apps Online".
  4. ^ among them: Avner & Brachot, Avner Travels in Time - Jewish History Game "Games".
  5. ^ Barry Simon; Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein (Spring 1996). "The Virtual Shtender". Jewish Action.
  6. ^ "Authoritative and Accessible" (PDF). p. 8.