Talmud

What Tisha B’Av can teach about the silencing, and creative defiance, of Jewish writers - opinion

Our writers and artists create out of the conviction that we must do justice to our suffering, to our losses. That we must create a future for which we have already sacrificed so much.

 Hebrew Typewriter
 Second Temple Model

Beyond mourning: Rebuilding the Temple starts with rebuilding Israeli society - opinion

THE BUILDING that once served as Rashi’s synagogue and study hall.

Retracing the history of Talmudic sage Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki (Rashi), from Germany to France

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership


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.

The Talmud is important, but no one should be paid to study it - opinion

It is rage-inducing to know that my money gets spent on stipends for boys in black hats to study for lifetimes issues like how certain physical attributes can be used as grounds for divorce.

 WOMEN AND men study at the women's 'beit midrash' in Migdal Oz.

Steinsaltz Portal launched to mark rabbi’s third ‘yahrzeit’

The Steinsaltz Portal is a comprehensive treasure trove of the rabbi’s books, classes, and articles, all fully digitized and preserved for future generations.

 The Steinsaltz Center portal.

Fox spotted along walls of Temple Mount sparks talk of prophecy

This isn't the first time in recent years that foxes have been spotted near the walls of the Temple Mount.

 Wild fox in the Judean foothills. May 23, 2023.