Many students of the Talmud never get that initial spark because the language barrier prevents them from ever experiencing the joy of exploring the text’s depth. I hope that this new English edition ...

One of the Ten Commandments outlaws kidnapping, though, unfortunately, the death penalty imposed by the Bible did not and is not likely to deter the forces of Hamas – even though they are subject to ...

Sefaria, a website that aims to put the nearly infinite Jewish canon online for free, has published an acclaimed translation of the Talmud in English. NEW YORK (JTA) — For centuries, studying a ...

God wants us to know that argument make us wiser and stronger. Restrictions on debate make us weaker.

In her debut book, ‘The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic,’ Gila Fine, a lecturer of rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute ...

(JTA) — When she was 14 years old, Elke Bentley could hear her father’s online Talmud classes through the wall between her bedroom and his home office in Brookline, Massachusetts. The 5 a.m ...

Despite the mitzvah’s relatively modest baseline, many people exchange dozens of food gifts with family, friends and ...

The ner tamid burns continuously to show that God is always present. The Talmud states that when ten or more Jews are gathered in prayer, God is present. Jews refer to this group prayer as a minyan.

The Mishnah was formed due to fear that the Jewish people would lose their unity and beliefs if they were not in the Holy City.