Talmud

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade

According to Owens, Jews like Shapiro supposedly believed that they were "contract lords and that people are not allowed to violate contracts or you will ruin them for years."

Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade
Former high Court president Aharon Barak is seen at a conference of the Israeli Association of Public Law (IAPL) in Haifa, earleir this month. Arguments over judicial overreach and activism in Israel have been ongoing for years, the writer notes.

Israel’s 'supreme' democracy: Who really decides the nation’s values - opinion

Candles are lit on the eighth night, at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, last Hanukkah. The main idea of the holiday is the spiritual illumination of the public sphere, says the writer.

Seeing our brothers’ plight: The light Hanukkah demands we bring into the world - opinion

Most conflicts do not stem from malice but from a lack of genuine understanding.

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer


Father of Gaza hostage leads prayer vigil for victims of Hamas

Zvika Mor made his remarks at an event hosted by The Jerusalem College of Technology • "Now is the time for our enemy to die for our country."

 Zvika Mor, a father of one of the hostages, addresses students at the Jerusalem College of Technology.

The spiritual risks of lingering in the place of our pain

Grief on the scale of the fall of Jerusalem ultimately requires a vessel that both honors and contains it.

 Israeli soldiers around the destruction caused by Hamas Militants in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 10, 2023.

The Talmud is important, but no one should be paid to study it - opinion

It is rage-inducing to know that my money gets spent on stipends for boys in black hats to study for lifetimes issues like how certain physical attributes can be used as grounds for divorce.

 WOMEN AND men study at the women's 'beit midrash' in Migdal Oz.

Steinsaltz Portal launched to mark rabbi’s third ‘yahrzeit’

The Steinsaltz Portal is a comprehensive treasure trove of the rabbi’s books, classes, and articles, all fully digitized and preserved for future generations.

 The Steinsaltz Center portal.

Fox spotted along walls of Temple Mount sparks talk of prophecy

This isn't the first time in recent years that foxes have been spotted near the walls of the Temple Mount.

 Wild fox in the Judean foothills. May 23, 2023.

Tisha Be’av: Rebuilding in the aftermath of destruction

These nine days allow us to mindfully remember the forces that led to destruction from within our own nation, the thousands of years yearning to return, and finally, the power of rebuilding.

 WITHIN THE darkness of the discussions there also emerge glimmers of consolation and hope.

When Daf Yomi meets the headlines - comment

Both sides need to open up Tuesday’s Daf - Gittin 56 – and learn the lessons, and both sides need to do so immediately.

‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to us.’ Pictured: The Yanov Torah, rescued from the Holocaust.

Marking the printed Talmud at 500 - opinion

Steinsaltz describes the Talmud as the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. Why shouldn’t it attract wider interest now that it is much more accessible?

 MEN STUDY the Talmud and other holy books at a Beit Midrash.

Daf Yomi: Women study Talmud with Ra'anana rabbanit

Ten years ago, Michelle Farber started a daily Daf Yomi class in her home in Ra’anana. Her Daf Yomi podcast reaches more than 2,000 people worldwide.

 RABBANIT MICHELLE FARBER and Judi Felber (R) at the ‘siyum:’ Camaraderie and friendship.

Miracles are just the norm in Israel - opinion

Addressing a popular secular Israeli society that was skeptical of calling events miraculous, David Ben-Gurion said, “A Jew who does not believe in miracles is not a realist."

 YOUTH DEMONSTRATE near the Knesset, last month. The flag reads: ‘For the unity: Youth march together.’ Don’t bet against Israel, it’s been counted out many times, and always bounced back strongly, says the writer.