New Course With Rabbi Manis Friedman to Confront the Questions Everyone Is Asking About Jews — But Few Are Willing to Answer.

Jewish law and tradition do not stand in tension with this goal; they enable it. Halacha contains both structure and sensitivity, principle and flexibility. Across biblical and rabbinic sources, the ...

The Talmud is almost as sacred to Jews as Scripture, but by no means does every Jew know what is in it. English editions of the 20-volume compilation of law and learning run to several hundred dollars ...

The gathering of 90,000 Jews at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on August 1 is the culmination of what could be seen as the world’s largest book club celebrating the completion of one of the world’s ...

Seeing a piece of herself on the pages opens up a parent and former journalist to how the text wrestles with the age-old clash between daily life and belief. Five days into this new decade, I started ...

Among devout Orthodox Jews, the intense study of Talmud is no longer just a man's world. Women are increasingly delving into this central religious work, and American expats in Israel are at the ...

(JTA) — My Jewish Learning is launching a Talmud study series to coincide with the renewal of the Daf Yomi cycle on Jan. 5. Sometimes referred to as the world’s largest book club, Daf Yomi is a ...

When Henry Lowenthal used to prepare for business trips, he’d pack a bag full of typical travel sundries — along with a photocopied packet of pages from the Talmud. As a top financial officer of ...

Three women sat for an exam administered by Israel’s Rabbinate, the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious ...

More than 90,000 Jews braved the cold at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey Wednesday to celebrate the historic completion of the study of the entire Talmud, sending a strong message of resilience days ...

The Dodo bird became one of those moments. When the Dodo vanished from Mauritius in the seventeenth century, there were no ...