Talmud
What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism
The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.
Moral, legal issues with Israel’s terrorist death penalty - opinion
Candace Owens urges audience read antisemitic book, asserts Jews controlled slave trade
Israel’s 'supreme' democracy: Who really decides the nation’s values - opinion
Married women in Judaism must cover their hair in public - Talmud
There is an undisputed halachic, societal expectation that married women cover their heads. This next installment examines Judaism's laws on married women's hair covering.
Is Judaism's sotah ritual just meant to humiliate women?
The continuation of an analysis of Judaism's laws on married women's hair covering.
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.
What is the value of arguing? - book review
Can the authors’ scenarios help navigate divisive, confusing hot topics?
Can we ever learn to 'live Talmudically?' - opinion
'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.
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.
Three ladies, three lattes: Doing the ‘Daf’
You ask the questions, the three latte ladies provide the answers!
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.
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.
