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I would like to start learning Nach yomi (one or two perakim a day), but I don't just want to read the Hebrew/English, since I will not end up with a proper understanding as to what is actually taking place (according to the Torah shebe'al peh). I also don't want to learn with one of the perushim, as this will take more time than I can dedicate to this. That leaves me looking for a resource that can give me the highlights without taking too much time to go through. Perhaps a perek by perek summary with essential explanations would help a lot. Any suggestions?

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  • you can get away with no commentaries until melachim, but after that you'll need at least metzudos commentary. the melitzas are quite difficult.
    – ray
    Nov 30, 2013 at 19:29
  • I wanted the same as you and could not find a suitable resource. My solution was to learn 10 pesukim a day with the commentary of the Malbim. His commentary is very accessible so I can often read through all 10 pesukim and then learn through what the Malbim has to say. Nov 30, 2013 at 19:35
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    You might also try ou.org/torah/nachyomi which includes "include audio shiurim by renowned Torah scholars" and "an accessible text synopsis of each chapter." The OU sends Nach Yomi straight to your inbox! Nov 30, 2013 at 19:44
  • Judaica Press Nach. They have an English commentary on the bottom, culled from classic meforshim, that you can scan quickly, since it is in English. In fact, online, you can try learning with just Rashi in English from Chabad. chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/… Dec 1, 2013 at 4:04
  • a little bit relevant: judaism.stackexchange.com/a/26406/489
    – jake
    Dec 3, 2013 at 23:00

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The best solution I have found is a new book by Adir Press (distributed by Feldheim) called "Journey Through Nach" (in print here, online here). It goes through every perek in Nach and provides a short summary based on the words and meforshim. It's a great read! Highly recommended.

Other option are the summaries written on www.shortvort.com which are also very good but I don't know if they cover the entire Nach

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I have recorded a brief Hebrew-English translation with all the Rashis succinctly woven into the translation. In addition, anything which is difficult to understand I add additional comments from other commentaries.

One of my goals is that unlike many nach shiurim I aim to translate accurately every word. All previous Shiurim are available in a google drive folder. I am about to start Yeshaya. Feel free to email me on [email protected]

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  • Welcome to Mi Yodeya R Moishe, and thanks very much for the interesting answer! I hope you'll look around and find other Q&A of interest and stay learning with us. And if you haven’t done so already, you should take a look at the tour
    – mbloch
    Feb 8, 2016 at 13:27
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    Is this a free resource?
    – Scimonster
    Feb 8, 2016 at 14:08
  • Can you link to the Google folder in your answer?
    – msh210
    Mar 30, 2016 at 22:14
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Another website to try is http://dailynach.com/ which I personally find very useful for perek summaries.

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There is a very nice series of summaries of each chapter of Nach by R Jack Abramowitz from the OU called Nach Yomi Companion. Available in print (volume 1, volume 2) or freely online here.

It is short, to the point, introduces background and context. The author is even humoristic at times.

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