Talmud

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Raunchy, sarcastic TikTok Talmud commentary isn’t profane. It’s Torah.

Miriam Anzovin’s viral Talmud commentaries continue in a long and essential Jewish tradition, writes David Zvi Kalman.

By David Zvi Kalman January 28, 2022 12:07 pm

A pioneering German translation of the Talmud, finished in 1935, is now accessible online

Access to Lazarus Goldschmidt’s translation comes amid surging interest in Jewish studies at German universities and in less formal settings.

October 14, 2021 2:09 pm

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I resisted the call to include non-male voices every time I taught Torah. Then I tried it.

What I was not considering when I resisted the Kranjec Test was what it might feel like to regularly learn from and teach Torah to people who reminded me of myself in a deep way.

December 30, 2020 5:13 pm

NJ event will celebrate Jewish solidarity and completion of the Talmud learning cycle

By Marcy Oster February 6, 2020 2:55 pm

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At 17, I’m the youngest woman to complete the seven-plus year study of the Talmud

By Hila Schlakman January 10, 2020 12:59 pm

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A first-of-its-kind Jerusalem event shows that Talmud learning is for women, too

By Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll January 8, 2020 12:00 pm

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90,000 Orthodox Jews celebrated the Talmud on New Year’s Day. So did these 350 secular teens.

By Rabbi David Bashevkin January 3, 2020 12:55 pm

Over 90,000 Jews celebrate the end of a Talmud study cycle together in New Jersey

By Marcy Oster January 2, 2020 1:27 pm

My Jewish Learning launches Talmud study project

By JTA Staff December 9, 2019 12:54 pm

Talmud-inspired learning craze sweeps South Korea

By Tim Alper January 14, 2019 3:04 pm

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