Their world. Your words. Our Torah.
A story they can enter.
A connection you can make.
Sipur creates a fresh Torah story for children, teens or adults. Choose your listener, what interests them, a style and roughly how long you want to speak. Read or tell the story in your own voice.
Specific interests. A fresh telling.
“Filling a toy truck with sand” gives us more to work with than “vehicles”. Sipur connects familiar interests—from building blocks to leadership, travel or science—to an idea in the weekly parsha. Each telling is written for your choices.
Choose one way into the story
A Little Laughter, A Sense of Wonder, Something to Ponder and A Deeper Look change how the telling connects with your child. Through Rashi’s Eyes, A Midrashic Lens and Hidden Meaning draw on retrieved commentary, with references introduced before the story. The approach is adapted to age and interests, not pasted onto every account.
A Midrash or mystical interpretation is labelled as commentary, never silently added to the Torah narrative. Hidden Meaning offers gentle conceptual reflection, not rituals or secret practices. If an appropriate source cannot be verified, the guide asks you to try again or choose another approach.
Explore the source map
Browse the Midrash story map → Find carefully selected source leads by age, parsha, theme or interest, with context to read before telling. The wider research catalogue includes all 27 requested Midrash collections; sourced tellings draw on retrieved, relevant passages.
A comparison is not a Torah event
In a sourced telling, everyday comparisons and the Torah account have separate labels. Your child’s interests help explain the idea; they do not become invented events in the Torah. The source passage remains the basis of the account. Original fiction is a separate choice, clearly labelled as an invented story inspired by a Torah value.
The story comes first
A flowing story appears in readable paragraphs, with sources and optional discussion ideas available below. Choose approximately 1, 2 or 3 minutes aloud. These are estimates based on age-adjusted speaking pace and natural pauses; your delivery will vary.
Kids’ Storybook is one optional storytelling style alongside humour, wonder, reflection and sourced commentary. It changes the narrative rhythm while respecting the same selected speaking time. Adults receive language and themes suited to adult listeners.
From source to telling
Your choices and the retrieved source text go into one Claude Opus 5.5 writing request. The app supplies numbered source references, then builds the citations from those references. There is no separate AI planning or review stage. The writing brief spells out the selected interests, setting, style and a scene budget for the chosen speaking time. A substantially short or long draft can receive one focused length correction. Speaking times remain estimates, and optional notes do not hold up the story.
Illustrations made for this story
Generate an illustrated comic using OpenAI image generation. Read one large panel at a time on your phone, see the full sheet, download the artwork, or print it with captions. The image is checked automatically before it is returned, but you should still compare it with the telling. Clothing, faces and scenery are artistic interpretation, not historical evidence.
Connection without pressure
Invite the child to notice what happens. Listen before offering a lesson. They can pass on a question or see something different. Avoid using a Torah figure to shame a child or demanding a particular reaction. A shared story is a conversation, not a diagnosis or a replacement for support.
Ideas that inform the design
Our approach draws on NAEYC guidance on shared reading and published Torah family-discussion resources such as the Rabbi Sacks family edition for Chayei Sarah. These are design inspirations, not endorsements of Sipur or verification of its generated stories.
Your family’s details
No account is needed. Saved guides and reflections stay in this browser, where others using the same device may see them. Age, interests and optional context are sent to the story service and its configured AI models. Comic generation receives the story and age level, not your separate parent notes or interests field. Reflection notes are not sent to AI. Use general preferences, not names or sensitive details.
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