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Where words of Torah take flight

Virtual tikkun

We strive to make chanting and hearing Torah vibrant and alive, shared by young and old alike, creating a fun and rewarding Torah learning experience with seamless collaboration between learners, clergy, and educators.

Virtual Tikkun was originally created to overcome the visual mismatch that Torah readers too often encounter as they move from tikkun to their unique Sefer Torah to leyn, and to enable communities to regularly leyn from more of their Torah scrolls.

With the Virtual Tikkun Kahal, we now provide the premier Torah eLearning environment to independent tutors and unaffiliated learners, as well as synagogues and institutional customers. Virtual Tikkun Mobile also exemplifies how we blend tradition with modernity to ensure that Torah learning fits comfortably into today’s digital, on-the-go lifestyles for clergy, educators, B’nai Mitzvah students, and seasoned Torah readers.

Ensuring Jewish continuity

Absent the experience of Torah, it is difficult to fulfill our obligation – to pass on our beliefs, values, practices and tradition to the next generation.

With Virtual Tikkun, B’nai Mitzvah students and lay readers easily prepare their readings, and deepen their spiritual, historical and community relationships within and across generations.

Non-profit status ensures that our actions and decisions are in the best interest of the community, with 501(c)(3) Fiscal Sponsorship from Upstart, the network of Jewish entrepreneurs.

Not For Profit

A Conscious Decision

Virtual Tikkun incorporated as a non-profit to ensure that our actions and decisions are in the best interests of the community across our multiple constituencies – Jewish communal life in synagogues, schools, and camps, and the individual clergy, tutors, B’nai Mitzvah students and adult Torah readers who use Virtual Tikkun to teach and learn Torah.

Fiscal Sponsorship

Virtual Tikkun is proud to have received 501(c)(3) Fiscal Sponsorship from Upstart, the network of Jewish entrepreneurs, ensuring that all donations are fully tax deductible. As a member of the Upstart community, we are joined with like-minded entrepreneurs dedicated to strengthening the Jewish community.

Your Needs, Our Focus

Because we love to leyn Torah ourselves, we are especially attuned to the experiences of Torah educators and learners, and recognize that profit cannot be the measure or the motivation behind our efforts. Rather, we aim to facilitate meaningful Torah study relationships and participation in the Torah experience.

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Our Team

Passionate about Torah, and excited to leverage modern devices and technology to build an elegant, user-friendly Torah solution that advances the practice and experience of Torah in community.

David Bayer

Co-founder & CEO

David grew up as a “shul-rat” at Temple B’nai Sholom in Rockville Centre, NY, where he was mentored by Rabbi Hillel Hyman z”l from whom he learned to lain. In Silicon Valley, David held a series of marketing and product leadership positions within SaaS software startups and large enterprise companies.

Adam Hertz

Co-founder & CTO

Adam is a Technology and Product executive with over forty years of experience managing engineering and product teams. He held senior positions at companies including YouTube, Comcast, Excite@Home, General Magic and NeXT. Adam is an enthusiastic Torah reader and lay service leader.

Max Lederman

Software Engineer

Max is a software engineer driven by his love of analysis, whether that be by exploring how to build new features or parsing existing work through computer programming. Previously he interned in private equity and in youth education. Max recently graduated from the University of Chicago.

Josh Litwin

Imaging Automation Advisor

Josh is currently CEO of Memento Press. He uses his experience building organizations, marketing new products and turning around heavy industrial factories to improve performance for organizations in need. In 2013 Josh was elected president of the Digital Imaging Marketing Association.

Board of Directors

Leadership experience in the Jewish community, entrepreneurial startup companies and expanding organizations guides Virtual Tikkun’s growth, journey and market penetration.

Alan Schnur

Chairman

Dr. Schnur is a psychologist and long-time management consultant with an extensive background in Jewish communal service and the Jewish community. Building an ever-stronger, more vibrant Jewish community, especially in the Bay Area, has been one of Alan’s life-long pursuits.

Ron Lissak

Director

Ron is the founder and managing partner of Catapult Advisors where he specializes in advising CEOs and boards of technology companies on their capital raising and M&A strategies. Ron has served as a leader and Board member with multiple Jewish communal organizations.

Craig Calhoun

Director

Dr. Craig Cohen is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at UCSF and an Attending Physician at San Francisco General Hospital. Since 2022, he has served on the Board of Congregation Beth Sholom in San Francisco.

David Bayer

Co-founder & CEO

David grew up as a “shul-rat” at Temple B’nai Sholom in Rockville Centre, NY, where he was mentored by Rabbi Hillel Hyman z”l from whom he learned to lain. In Silicon Valley, David held a series of marketing and product leadership positions within SaaS software startups and large enterprise companies.

Adam Hertz

Co-founder & CTO

Adam is a Technology and Product executive with over forty years of experience managing engineering and product teams. He held senior positions at companies including YouTube, Comcast, Excite@Home, General Magic and NeXT. Adam is an enthusiastic Torah reader and lay service leader.