# Josh Herzberg Built the Largest Torah App in the World (in his Spare Time)

From **Shtark Tank with Yaakov Wolff** by Yaakov Wolff.

- **Published:** Mon, 04 Nov 2024 05:15:00 GMT
- **Duration:** 00:39:36
- **Audio:** https://anchor.fm/s/e45c8048/podcast/play/93918567/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-10-3%2Fb69e6dcd-0997-82ef-d56b-1f7e69bfe236.mp3
- **Page:** https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yaakov-wolff/episodes/Josh-Herzberg-Built-the-Largest-Torah-App-in-the-World-in-his-Spare-Time-e2qglt7
- **TorahApp:** https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_shtark_tank/e/f6fe5e31-f078-4120-9284-b8792bebdd40

<p>Josh Herzberg is a Tech Lead &amp; Sr. Software Engineer at Google. He is also the founder of The Torah App. </p>
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<p><strong>Chapters</strong></p>
<p>(00:00) Intro</p>
<p>(00:55) Background and Going in to Software</p>
<p>(07:41) Working at Google</p>
<p>(13:13) Torah and Tech</p>
<p>(15:50) The Torah App</p>
<p>(27:29) Convenience vs. Ameilus</p>
<p>(33:33) Closing Thoughts</p>
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