Talmud

Beyond the Headlines: A Message of Faith - opinion

Rabbi Yitzhak Biton reflects on strength after tragic loss. His powerful message inspires resilience amid the war’s challenges.

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Let us see what is behind the masquerade.

Purim 2026: Ancient Persia offers lessons of prayer, unity, and courage

Photo of Sarah M., one of the 12 cases resolved this month by Yad La’Isha of Ohr Torah Stone.

From tragedy to protection: The fight against agunah status - opinion

Purim is a time when giving tzedakah freely is encouraged.

On Purim, Jewish tradition tells us to give to anyone who asks, no questions required - opinion


We must fight for hostages but know we cannot imagine what they're going through - opinion

The tale speaks to the value of personal experience, suggesting that reading, hearing, or knowing about an event cannot replace the unmediated moment of personal experience.

 Illustration of a hostage being taken.

The opportunity that comes in rebuilding anew - opinion

In this moment, our challenge is to face the brokenness created by this war and to refashion ourselves and our society.

After a year of trial-and-error, the Hebrews built a Tabernacle – so that God could dwell within them

Reflecting on the municipal elections through a Talmudic lens - opinion

In the aftermath of the elections, as elected officials assume their roles and communities come together to chart their future, let us commit to upholding the values of dignity, respect, and honesty.

 Campaign posters at a voting station on the morning of the Municipal Elections, in Jerusalem, on February 27, 2024

Eye twitching insights according to Jewish mysticism and historical texts

In Jewish thought, physical experiences or phenomena are sometimes seen as messages or signals.

Illustrative image of an eye.

IDF reservists learn Talmud, maintain spiritual practice amid Gaza war

Most recently, a group of IDF reservists finished the Talmudic tractate of Berachot by splitting it up into sections and each learning a small part. 

 IDF soldier shown with a Jewish spiritual book in his pocket.

Jewish law tells us IDF soldiers must grant divorce before going to war - opinion

JEWISH LAW LIVE: Authorizing a rabbinic court to protect the welfare of the spouses of IDF soldiers and reservists is very much needed.

 Wedding rings (Illustrative)

Parashat Vayechi: Is our patriarch Jacob still alive?

Can we say that modern Egypt continues the ancient Egyptian empire described in the Bible? Clearly not.

"A person who leaves behind children or students who follow in his path, their lives continue his"

The People's Talmud: Online Jewish law study and the pursuit of wisdom

The People’s Talmud entries are not cumbersome translations of the Talmud but narratives that express the Talmud’s point in the language of today.

 WALL POSTER by People’s Talmud, hung in schools.

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.