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Talmud study is mostly a boys’ club. This Orthodox woman wants to change that.

Michelle Farber is organizing the first large-scale ceremony to celebrate women who have finished studying the entire Talmud.

Michelle Farber, who has spent her career studying and teaching Jewish texts, is organizing the first large-scale ceremony to celebrate women completing of Daf Yomi, a program where students learn a page of Talmud daily for seven-and-a-half years. (Ben Sales)

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Jewish groups denounced Trump’s insinuations about Jewish wealth. So why do some say they went easy on him?

Marvin Miller, late baseball players’ union chief who revolutionized the sport, elected to Hall of Fame

Bernie Sanders staff member who posted anti-Semitic and homophobic tweets ‘no longer with campaign’

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9 inspiring Jews who died in 2019

Democrats pass two-state resolution in Congress

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