JOFA's Megillat Esther

Name: JOFA's Megillat Esther
Rating: 5 (21 reviews)
Author: Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

By: Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance App

Education

Overview

Version:

2.0.1

Last updated: 2018-01-31

Ranking

#272,500 ▼ 1,930

Overall

Features & Capabilities

JOFA's Megillat Esther App is designed to help you learn to read Megillat Esther. Use the app to learn the trop, the blessings, and everything else you need to know about chanting Megillah on Purim. You can also use it to follow along during the reading on Purim.

Please note that we have chosen to use the text established by the late Rabbi Mordechai Breuer because it most faithfully represents the text as established by the Masoretes in Tiberias, who fixed the text of our Tanach.

The app includes:

The entire text of Megillat Esther with translation
On Demand Audio: With a simple click or touch of any verse, the corresponding Hebrew with proper trop is chanted by a woman, while the corresponding text is highlighted -Tikkun View: With a simple click or touch, you can choose whether you want to see the Hebrew as vowelized text or as it appears in the Megillah with crowns and without vowels
Resources for readers, gabbaiot, and those who wish to organize readings in their own communities

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

Rating:

5.00

(21) 0.20

Version:

2.0.1 Last updated: 2018-01-31

Version code:

841424138

Creation date:

2012-12-15

Compatible devices:

Size:

57.84MB

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-24

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Ranking

# 272,500 ▼ 1,930

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Developed by:

Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/jofas-megillat-esther/id586213463

User Reviews

Users consistently praise JOFA’s Megillat Esther as a versatile, learner-friendly tool with reliable pronunciation, built-in tikkun, clear audio at a good pace, and helpful translations with highlighting. The app’s intuitive interface and easy tikkun toggling support practice and leyning across chapters. Reviewers also note its strong content, beautiful presentation, and extra resources for organizers. A few reviews flag pitch problems with the recording singer and desire for more musical precision, but these concerns are outweighed by the app’s overall usefulness and breadth for preparing Megillah readings.

Pros

Built-in tikkun and the ability to hear any section for practice.
Clear pronunciation and accurate trope with well-paced audio for learners.
Translation display and text highlighting help map the audio to the text.
Easy-to-use, beginner-friendly interface with toggleable tikkun and straightforward navigation.
Versatile and well-curated content with additional resources for Megillah readings (gabbaiot and halakhic support).

Cons

Occasional pitch issues/off-key singing in the recording, which can hinder learning for some users.
Musicality and pitch may feel uneven at times, with some reviewers desiring more precise intervals and smoother performance.

Recent reviews

I’ve been reading Megilat Ester for close to 20 years, and this is the best tool to prepare for my reading. The pronunciation is precise and the tikkun mode is really useful whenever I have a moment to review. Highly recommended!

by ki*****, 2019-03-11

I tried learning from some YouTube videos but the were too fast, too slow, not in my range, etc. This app with the inbuilt tikkun and the ability to hear any section of the text is awesome! The pace is medium and the voice is mid-alto range. The trope is clear and without embellishment which I think is correct for teaching. (FYI - The link to JOFA leadership no longer works. Might want to replace with a basic link to JOFA so that you don’t need to change the app whenever the website changes.)