Teaneck · Bergenfield · UWS · Riverdale · Five Towns
Someone who sits down with your child.
Chumash, gemara, and navi. Math, chemistry, and English. Vetted tutors from the community who know the material and show up, in your home or on Zoom. Free volunteers, or paid tutors at their own rate.
free volunteer tutors or paid · tutors set their own rate · no contract, stop whenever
How it works
Three steps, then it's just Tuesday nights.
You don't browse a directory of strangers and guess. You say what you need, and the tutors who can do it come to you.
Say what you need
Subject, your child's grade, which nights, your home or Zoom. Takes a minute. Nothing to browse.
Tutors claim it
The ones who teach that subject, on those nights, near you. You see who they are: school, shiur, what they teach, how many families kept them.
You pick
Nobody gets your address until you say yes. Then they show up, and we handle the rest: billing, scheduling, and a replacement if one falls through.
Subjects
Both halves of the day.
A gemara tutor and a chemistry tutor, from the same place, on one bill.
Limudei kodesh לימודי קודש
Someone who learned it in yeshiva.
General studies
The same standard, for the other half of the day.
Safety
The part that actually matters.
Somebody is going to be alone in a room with your child. We don't take that lightly, and we'd rather tell you exactly what we do than say the word "vetted" and hope you don't ask.
Before a single session
Your address isn't public
When you post, tutors see your neighborhood, not your street. The address only reaches the one tutor you accept, and it's enforced in the database, not just hidden on the screen.
Everyone sees: Teaneck.
Only your pick sees: the actual street.
Feedback goes to us, not the internet
We don't publish star ratings. A public score next to a young person's name is a real thing to do to someone. Tell us privately. We read every one, we call, and we act, quietly. What you see instead is how many families booked him a second time. That's the number that can't be talked up.
Free or paid
Free, or the tutor's rate. You choose.
Every request you post can go to volunteer tutors, paid tutors, or both. Same vetting, same safety rules, same board.
Volunteer tutors חסד
College students and vetted high schoolers, earning verified chessed hours.
- Homework help, review, reading, parsha prep.
- You confirm each session. That's what logs their hours.
- Kept free by community sponsors, not by you.
- High school volunteers tutor at their school (in the cafeteria) or on recorded Zoom.
Paid tutors
Rebbeim, teachers, grad students, and test-prep tutors.
- Most land well below the $60 to $120/hr private tutoring runs in Manhattan.
- Card on file. Charged after each session, or Sunday. No cash, no Zelle.
- Tutor falls through? Tell us. We find you someone else.
- Second child, different subject, one bill. Stop any time.
Not sure which? Post it open to both and see who claims it.
For tutors
Need chessed hours? Want to get paid? Pick the gig.
If you're at YU, Stern, or in high school and you can teach gemara, chumash, chemistry, or whatever it is, the board shows every open request near you, and each one says what it offers: your rate, or volunteer hours.
Paid gigs: you name your hourly rate, and it lands in your account every Tuesday. Volunteer gigs: every session the family confirms is logged as verified chessed hours, with a certificate you can hand your school or put on an application. Do either, or both.
Apply to tutorFor schools
Chessed hours your guidance office doesn't have to chase.
Your students need hours. Families in your community need help with homework. Melamed connects the two and hands you the records.
What a partner school gets
Free tutoring
Kept free by the community.
Volunteer tutoring costs families nothing. Sponsors cover what it takes to run it: vetting, scheduling, and a replacement when someone falls through.
Sponsor a semester of free tutoring
A business, a shul, or a family in someone's memory. Your name goes on every free session this semester.
Questions
Things people ask.
Is free tutoring actually free?
Yes. No card, no fee, nothing. Volunteer tutors are earning chessed hours, and community sponsors cover what it costs us to vet, schedule, and back them up. If you'd like to give back later, you can sponsor a session for another family.
What's the difference between a volunteer and a paid tutor?
Volunteers are college students and vetted high schoolers: great for homework help, review, reading, and parsha prep. Paid tutors are rebbeim, teachers, grad students, and test-prep tutors, the people you want for gemara b'iyun, SAT, AP, or regents. Both go through the same vetting and the same safety rules.
How do volunteer hours get verified?
After each session, the family confirms it happened. That confirmation is what logs the hours. Tutors can download a record of every confirmed hour to give their school or attach to an application.
What if the tutor isn't a fit?
Tell us and we'll find you someone else. You're not locked into anything and you don't owe us a reason. Most bad matches aren't anyone's fault. Sometimes a child who needs patience got someone fast.
Can we just work with the tutor directly?
You can. We're not going to chase you or make you sign anything. What you'd be giving up is the part you're actually paying for: if he cancels the week before a test, you're on your own. That's the trade, and we'd rather be honest about it than pretend there's a lock on the door.
Who are the tutors?
People from the community: college and grad students, kollel, and experienced teachers. Every one is vetted: reference calls, a required community reference, and enrollment or credentials verified. For limudei kodesh you get someone who learned it and can teach a sugya; for general studies, someone who knows the material and respects your home and your calendar. You see each tutor's background and pick who fits your family.
Boys with boys, girls with girls?
Yes, for in-home sessions. If your family does it differently, tell us and we'll match accordingly.
What about Shabbos and yom tov?
Nothing is ever scheduled Friday or Shabbos. The calendar won't let it happen. Yom tov and bein hazmanim, sessions pause and you're not billed.
Can my child be tutored at school?
Yes, at partner schools. Drop your child off in the school cafeteria during its set hours and a student volunteer from that school tutors them there. It's free, supervised, and nobody comes to your home. Pick "At school" when you post.
Zoom or in person?
Your call. Gemara and chumash usually go better in person with a sefer open between you. Math and chemistry are often better on Zoom, where you can both look at the same problem set.
Bar mitzvah prep?
Yes, and it's worth starting early. Most boys need six to nine months. Post it like anything else and say the date.
Contact
Ask us anything.
A real person reads these. Usually same day.
Post what you need.
See who takes it.
Free to post. Volunteer tutors are free, and paid tutors only bill once they’re sitting at your table.
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