Ideas

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

The Jerusalem event showed the world that women’s scholarship is real and adds immensely to the Jewish world, writes an Orthodox Israeli woman.

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The NYC anti-Semitism march was incredible. But it shouldn’t overshadow Judaism’s main purpose.

While survival is of course essential, fighting anti-Semitism should not be confused with our foundational purpose, writes the president of Yeshiva University.

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I was skeptical about the march against anti-Semitism. I was wrong.

I was worried that the rally wouldn’t be diverse, and I also wasn’t used to proclaiming my Jewish identity so publicly, writes the editor of Kveller.

Audiences loved ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ in Yiddish, but Yiddish itself still gets no love

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

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks: The keys to understanding American anti-Semitism — and fighting back

Joe Biden: My plan to fight anti-Semitism

The Hasidic Jews of Monsey must ignore the outsiders who want us to take up arms and politicize our tragedy

The Hasidic response to the Monsey attacks? Nuanced debate about what comes next.

My Hasidic community taught me to avoid non-Jews, but I decided to live differently. What if they were right?

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