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


Muslim-German women's delegation visits Israel to learn about women's religious study

The women were in Israel as part of the Alliance of German Dialogue Institutions (BDDI), an Islamic union that works across Germany to develop relationships between people of different faiths.

 Muslim-German women's delegation at Midreshet Lindenbaum.

What is the value of arguing? - book review

Can the authors’ scenarios help navigate divisive, confusing hot topics?

 PALESTINIANS PASS the security barrier in Aida refugee camp, in Bethlehem this past February.

Can we ever learn to 'live Talmudically?' - opinion

 FAST FOOD is a similar story.

'Simpsons' writer describes how writers' room is like hevruta

Stern, who is the younger brother of the wonderful character actor, Daniel Stern, got his start in television writing for The Wonder Years.

 THE SIMPSONS

David Weiss Halivni, pioneering and sometimes controversial Talmudist, dies at 94

Halivni’s fluency in a wide range of Jewish texts and thinkers was stunning, according to many of the people who studied with him.

 Survivor and Talmud scholar Rabbi David Weiss Halivni was associated with Columbia University for 35 years.

Three ladies, three lattes: Doing the ‘Daf’

You ask the questions, the three latte ladies provide the answers!

 STUDYING TALMUD at a women’s beit midrash in Gush Etzion.

The ‘Talmudic Encyclopedia’ enters the home stretch to completion

The editors of the massive work – begun in 1947 – will be finishing their project by 2024.

 RABBI PROF. AVRAHAM STEINBERG (R) with the Talmudic Encyclopedia’ set.

Agunah Day as the aftermath of war

While Jewish law bends over backwards to resolve this human tragedy, by wisely loosening the strictures of proof of death ordinarily demanded by Jewish law.

 RABBI PROF. Michael J. Broyde delivers an address about the Tripartite Agreement at an event in 2019.

TikTok Talmud: How Miriam Anzovin brought Daf Yomi to young people

Anzovin succeeded at every educator's dream – making difficult material relevant to their audience.

 SCREEN GRAB from 'Daf Reactions!'

Daf Yomi on TikTok

We always face the challenge of popularizing Torah while maintaining its integrity and preserving our reverence for Torah.

 'And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God' (Exodus - Tetzaveh)