# L'chaim! — A pocket torah guide

> A pocket torah guide (iPhone/iPad app by Zachary Rivkin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lchaim/id6763787941 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Zachary Rivkin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895488747)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 38 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-03
- Data updated: 2026-10-02

## What is L'chaim!?

L'chaim is a daily companion for Jewish learning — built for the curious, the lapsed, the devout, and everyone who grew up at a dinner table where every question got three answers.
Each day brings two short readings:
• The weekly Torah parasha — a verse in Hebrew and English, plus commentary drawing on Rashi, the Talmud, the Hasidic masters, and modern voices.
• The daily Daf Yomi — a page of Talmud distilled to its essential argument, in plain English, with the rabbis who shaped it.
A typical session takes five minutes. The full portion is one tap away when you want to go deeper, with a direct link to Sefaria for the complete chapter.
WHAT MAKES L'CHAIM DIFFERENT
A question every day. Each reading ends with a real machloket — a question with no right answer, just opinions worth defending. Vote, see how others answered, and read what each side has to say.
A joke for every generation. From your bubbe's kitchen to your nephew's group chat, every reading comes with a setup and punchline tuned to a different generation. Pick yours.
Real rabbis, real voices. Tap any name in a commentary to read who they were, when they lived, and why they mattered.
An archive that travels with you. Miss a day? Catch up. Want to revisit Vayikra from last spring? It's there.
Beautifully unhurried. No streaks to break, no notifications guilting you back. Just a parchment-paged page of learning, every morning, on your terms.
WHO IT'S FOR
Whether you went to day school or never had a bar mitzvah, whether you daven daily or haven't been to shul since cousin Rachel's wedding — L'chaim meets you where you are. No prior Hebrew required. No tradition assumed. Just a daily seat at the table.
Two Jews, three opinions. Every day.
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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| L'chaim Plus | $4.99 | per month |
| L'chaim Plus | $39.99 | per year |


## Is L'chaim! safe?

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## Is L'chaim! legit?

L'chaim! has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for L'chaim! is 48 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-05-04

No release notes.

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