How to use Yovel

The first time you open Yovel, a welcome screen introduces the app and what its name means: Yovel is Hebrew for “Jubilee,” the year of release when liberty was proclaimed throughout the land (Leviticus 25:10).

1. Choose your language and, if you like, type the name Yovel should call you.
2. Tap Start my 7‑day free trial to try Yovel Premium, or tap Not now, use the free features.
3. When your phone asks, allow notifications so your prayer reminders can ring.

You can see this welcome again later: More → Privacy & safety → Show the welcome again.

The bar at the bottom of the screen has six tabs. Tap one to switch:

At the top of every screen:

• SOS opens the Safety screen.
• 🌐 changes the language.
• A A makes the text bigger or smaller.

Some tabs have a row of small buttons under the title (for example Reminders Sabbath times Prayer journal). Swipe that row sideways to see all of them.

Today is the first screen you see. From top to bottom:

• Shalom, with today's date and the date on the Hebrew calendar.
• Next prayer: your morning, midday or evening prayer, with a live countdown. Tap Turn on prayer reminders to be reminded, or Change my times to pick your own.
• Today's sun times for your city: sunrise, midday and sunset. Tap More times for the full list.
• This Sabbath: the time the Sabbath begins at sunset on Friday and ends at sunset on Saturday, and this week's Torah reading.
• Name of the Most High for today, with its meaning and where it appears in the Scriptures. Tap See all the names of the Most High for the full list.
• Verse of the day from the King James Version. Tap Read the chapter to read the whole chapter, or Reflect on this with Yovel.
• Coming up: feasts and new moons, with days to go.

Scroll down for more:

• 📍 Family locations: who is sharing their location with you, and a 📍 Share my location button. See Family locations.
• Today's reminders: tap Add to set a reminder.
• Ask Yovel anything: quick ideas to get started. Tap one and Yovel starts answering.

Prayer reminders

Many Hebrew Israelites pray three times a day, as David wrote: “Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray” (Psalm 55:17), and as Daniel did (Daniel 6:10). You choose the reminder times that fit your day.

1. Tap Prayer, then Reminders.
2. Set a time for your morning, midday and evening prayer. Change any time to suit your day.
3. For each time choose Chimes, Gentle chime, your own sound, Notification only or Off.
4. Set the volume, then tap Turn on prayer reminders.

Want a different sound, such as a shofar or trumpet call, or a song from your assembly? Tap Choose a sound file to use a recording you like. It stays on your phone.

Sabbath times and sun times for your city

1. Tap Sabbath times.
2. Choose your city from the list. Yovel works out the times from the sun for where you live.
3. See today's sunrise, midday and sunset, and when the Sabbath begins (Friday at sunset) and ends (Saturday at sunset).

The day begins at evening: “the evening and the morning were the first day” (Genesis 1:5). So the Sabbath runs from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday, and each feast day begins at sunset the evening before.

Prayer journal Private

1. Tap Prayer journal.
2. Type what you're praying for, add notes if you like, and tap Add to my journal.
3. When a prayer is answered, mark it Answered. Switch between Still praying, Answered and All to look back on the good the Most High has done in your life.

How to pray

Tap How to pray for simple help:

• The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4–9), the great call of Israel to love and obey the Most High. Tap 🔊 Listen to hear it, or open Deuteronomy 11 and Numbers 15: the fringes.
• The Messiah's model prayer (Matthew 6:9–13), prayed by many camps word for word or as a guide, and the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1–17). Camps differ on these, and the app says so.
• Praying the Psalms: start with Psalm 23, 91, 121, 130, 92 (for the Sabbath), 133, 27 or 51.
• Prayers for morning, evening and meals, with 🔊 Morning prayer, 🔊 Evening prayer and 🔊 Mealtime prayer, or Write a prayer with Yovel.
• What many Hebrew Israelites believe, summed up in plain words with the Scriptures they point to, and ways Hebrew Israelites pray.

Counter

Tap Counter. Choose what to count or type your own words, pick a goal or no limit, then tap the big circle each time. Use it to keep track of the psalms you have read, to count the fifty days to Pentecost, to pray for the twelve tribes one by one, or to pray for a list of people. Tap Reset to start again.

Assembly

• Find an assembly or camp near you: type your city once, pick a camp if you like, and tap 📍 Find assemblies near me.
• Sabbath service reminder: get a reminder before the Sabbath class or service. If you set your phone aside on the Sabbath, set it for Friday, before sunset.
• Watch a Sabbath class live: search by camp or city, or see what's live right now. Missed a class? Pick a date to find recordings.
• Camps and assemblies, briefly: a short, respectful overview. Camps differ in teaching and practice, and Yovel does not take sides.

Tracker

Tap Tracker and check in each day: tap I read the Scriptures today and I prayed today. You'll see the last 4 weeks at a glance, and you can tap a day to change it. Missed a day? That's okay. Just start again today.

This week's Torah reading

At the top of the Scriptures tab you'll see this week's Torah reading, with its chapters and verses in the King James Version. Tap Read it to read the whole reading.

Read & listen

1. Tap Scriptures, then Read & listen.
2. Choose a book and a chapter. Use ← Previous chapter and Next chapter → to move along.
3. Tap 🎧 Listen and follow along, then ▶ Play. Each verse lights up as it is read aloud.
4. Change the speed, and turn on Keep going to the next chapter if you'd like it to keep reading.

Tap any verse to listen to it, copy it, share it, post it to the community, or ask Yovel about it.

Daily quiz

Tap Daily quiz for 5 new questions each day from the Scriptures: 2 easy, 2 medium and 1 hard. Signed-in members earn points and can join the monthly rankings. It's a fun way to learn together as a family.

Reading plans

Tap Reading plans and pick a plan:

• Torah by weekly reading: the 54 weekly Torah readings, one a day, from Genesis to Deuteronomy.
• Psalms in 30 days: all 150 psalms, a few each day.
• Proverbs in a month: one chapter a day.
• Bible in a year: all 1,189 chapters, Genesis to Revelation, about 3 or 4 a day.

Read today's chapters, then tap Mark this day as read. Your progress is saved.

More ways to read

• Famous passages: start with the passages Hebrew Israelites study and treasure most, such as the Ten Commandments, the feasts of Leviticus 23 and Deuteronomy 28.
• Names of the Most High: the names and titles of the Most High in the Scriptures, and what each one means.
• Why the Scriptures: why the Scriptures matter in daily life, and where to start if you're new.
• All 66 books: from Genesis to Revelation. Tap a book to open it.

Ask Yovel works like a chat. Ask anything, the same way you would ask a knowledgeable friend. Yovel uses one of the most capable AI models available, and it can search the web for current information such as prices, news, opening hours and events.

1. Tap Ask at the bottom.
2. Pick the language for answers under Answer in.
3. Pick a topic button if you like, such as Scriptures & the Law, Talk it through, Marriage & family, Recipes, Car & home repair or Money & business. Ask anything works for everything.
4. Type in the box, or tap the 🎤 microphone and speak.
5. Tap Send.

Yovel's answer appears in the chat as it is written. Then you can:

• Ask a follow-up question. Yovel remembers the conversation.
• Tap Listen to hear the answer read aloud.
• Tap Stop to stop a long answer.
• Your chats are saved on your phone. Tap 🕘 Past chats to reopen or delete one, or ＋ New chat to start fresh.

When a question needs up-to-date information, you'll see 🔎 Searching the web… for a few seconds, and Yovel names its sources in the answer. When Yovel quotes the Scriptures, it gives the reference so you can look it up. Where camps see something differently, it explains the views fairly and tells you so.

If something goes wrong (for example, no internet), Yovel says so and shows Try again. Your question is still in the box.

Weekly chats

Yovel Premium includes a weekly allowance of chats. Short questions use very little; long answers and web searches use more. When you've used half or more, a line under the message box shows how much is used and when it resets.

If you use them all before the week ends, Yovel shows when they reset and offers two choices:

• Get more chats · $4.99: a one-time purchase through Google Play, not a subscription. Extra chats you don't use carry over to later weeks.
• I'll wait for the reset: your question stays in the box, ready to send after the reset.

Sign in

1. Tap Community, then Profile (or Sign in or create your account).
2. Type your email and tap Send my code.
3. Open the email from Yovel and type the 6-digit code into the app. No password needed.
4. Add your name and a photo or avatar if you like.

The Community is for adults 18 and older.

Tap the ⋯ on any post to Report post or Block someone who breaks the community rules. The rules have zero tolerance for insults, hate or negativity toward anyone.

Tap the red SOS button at the top of any screen.

• 📞 Call police: 911 calls emergency services right away. On Android, your phone also sends your location to the dispatcher in most of the US and many other countries.
• 🚨 Alert my emergency contacts sends your family and friends a live map of where you are, with an urgent alert.
• Where you are now shows your exact location. Tap Copy to paste it into a message, or Map to see it.

Stay on the line with the dispatcher. Yovel can't contact the police by itself.

Share your live location

1. Tap 📍 Share my location on Today (or open SOS → Share my live location).
2. Choose how long: 15 minutes, 1 hour, 8 hours, or until you stop it (up to 7 days).
3. Choose who can see it. If you're signed in, tick your Yovel connections. Leave Also give me a link to send by text, WhatsApp or email on to share with anyone.
4. Tap Start sharing.

The people you chose see you move on a map in real time. Tap Stop anytime to end sharing right away.

See where your family is

When family members share with you, they appear in the 📍 Family locations card on Today and in More → Family locations.

• Each person shows live now or when they were last updated.
• Tap View map to follow them on a map and get directions.
• If someone pressed SOS, they show in red with needs help.

To see each other, both people need to be signed in and connected in the Community, and each person chooses to share. Nobody can see your location unless you share it.

Tap More to see every other feature, grouped into Faith, Family, Daily life, Community and Account. Type in the search box at the top to find anything, for example "Sabbath", "Pentecost", "tithe" or "kids". Tap ← All topics to go back.

Settings

More → Settings:

• Your language: changes the app and Yovel's answers. Nearly 80 languages.
• Make text larger for easier reading.
• Your city, for sunset times and for finding assemblies and sessions near you, and your prayer reminder times and sounds.
• Narrator voice for reading aloud. Tap ▶ Hear this voice to try it.

Light or dark mode follows your phone's setting.

Subscription

More → Subscription shows your Yovel Premium plan. Yovel Premium is a 7-day free trial, then $9.99 a month through Google Play.

• Cancel anytime with Cancel subscription. You keep Premium until the end of the month you paid for. Cancel during the free trial and you are never charged.
• Refunds: tap Request a refund.
• Got a new phone? Sign in with the same Google account and your subscription comes back.
• Yovel chats this week shows how much of your weekly chats you've used, when they reset, and any extra chats you bought. Tap Get more chats to add more.

Feedback

More → Feedback: pick what it's about, write your remarks and tap Send feedback. We read every message.