Talmud
Israel’s biggest threats demand unity, not partisan warfare - opinion
Israelis must decide whether politics exists to strengthen the country – or whether the country itself will surrender its fate to partisan warfare.
The real threat behind Europe’s crackdown on brit milah - opinion
What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate
Once, Jews defended themselves to survive. Now this reflects defeat - opinion
'Rabbinic Scholarship': How the Talmud Yerushalmi was made - review
This book is a deeply scholarly and ambitious work that sheds new light on the Talmud Yerushalmi and its place within the intellectual world of late antiquity.
Eight fascinating Jewish news stories from 2024 that you might have missed
From antisemitism in Spain to J.D.'s Jewish chief of staff, explore the fascinating stories about Jews that you may have missed over 2024.
Maccabean war vs long-lasting oil: What is the true essence of Hanukkah? - opinion
The Talmud says that on Hanukkah, we celebrate the miracle of the oil. Secularists claim the essence of Hanukkah is to celebrate the Maccabean victory.
This Yom Kippur, we must jump the barricades and become a unified Jewish state – opinion
We must find it in ourselves to connect with God and each other, whatever it takes.
Yom Kippur: Finding hope in times of uncertainty
To embrace, simultaneously, the unknown alongside the knowable has indeed given us the strength and courage to find hope.
Hadassah University Medical Center solves biblical mystery with ancient seed
The first 2,000-year-old date seedling was named Methuselah (after the longest-lived person in the Bible) and is now impressively tall at Ketura.
This week in Jewish history: The start of the IDF draft and the Daf Yomi cycle
A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.
Jewish texts permit celebrating the death of enemies - opinion
If Rabbi Boteach does not want to rejoice at the demise of one of humankind’s evilest men, that is his prerogative, but the Jewish sources as they actually appear give the green light.
'The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic': Gila Fine’s fine book on women in the Talmud - review
Gila Fine’s The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic reexamines Talmudic women, challenging stereotypes and offering fresh, scholarly perspectives on their roles and stories.
Meet the teenaged girl who read the Talmud in two-and-a-half years
Though women have been historically forbidden or discouraged from learning the Talmud, Elke Bentley's family has always supported her pursuit of Torah study.
