Words · Program 02
Torah Study
Moshe spent 40 days on Sinai receiving the Torah. Commit to focused daily study — 30 to 40 minutes — and let the words reshape your Thoughts, Deeds and Words.
Guidelines
- Learn at a fixed time and place
- Find a chavruta (study partner) if you can
- Write one practical takeaway each day
- Review the previous day for 5 minutes
The 40-day plan
40 daysDay 1
Bereishit — the light of creation
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 2
Noach — righteousness in a broken world
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 3
Lech Lecha — the courage to go
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 4
Vayeira — chesed and hospitality
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 5
Pirkei Avot 1 — the chain of tradition
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 6
Pirkei Avot 2 — guarding your words
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 7
Pirkei Avot 3 — awareness of where you came from
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 8
Pirkei Avot 4 — who is wise, strong, rich
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 9
Pirkei Avot 5 — the power of numbers
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 10
Pirkei Avot 6 — acquiring Torah
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 11
Shemot — 40 days on Sinai
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 12
Ki Tisa — the second tablets and teshuvah
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 13
Shelach — the 40 days of the spies
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 14
Devarim — Moshe's 40-year review
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 15
Tehillim — the language of the heart
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 16
Mishlei — practical wisdom
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 17
Bereishit — the light of creation
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 18
Noach — righteousness in a broken world
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 19
Lech Lecha — the courage to go
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 20
Vayeira — chesed and hospitality
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 21
Pirkei Avot 1 — the chain of tradition
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 22
Pirkei Avot 2 — guarding your words
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 23
Pirkei Avot 3 — awareness of where you came from
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 24
Pirkei Avot 4 — who is wise, strong, rich
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 25
Pirkei Avot 5 — the power of numbers
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 26
Pirkei Avot 6 — acquiring Torah
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 27
Shemot — 40 days on Sinai
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 28
Ki Tisa — the second tablets and teshuvah
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 29
Shelach — the 40 days of the spies
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 30
Devarim — Moshe's 40-year review
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 31
Tehillim — the language of the heart
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 32
Mishlei — practical wisdom
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 33
Bereishit — the light of creation
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 34
Noach — righteousness in a broken world
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 35
Lech Lecha — the courage to go
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 36
Vayeira — chesed and hospitality
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 37
Pirkei Avot 1 — the chain of tradition
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 38
Pirkei Avot 2 — guarding your words
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 39
Pirkei Avot 3 — awareness of where you came from
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Day 40
Pirkei Avot 4 — who is wise, strong, rich
Learn for 30–40 minutes. Read the text, a commentary (Rashi or similar), and write one line: how will this change my Thoughts, Deeds or Words today?
Watch first
The talk that started it all
Why forty days is a single entity, and how purification through Thoughts, Deeds and Words turns intention into a habit you keep.
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