Talmud

Rabbi Neil Danzig, scholar who unlocked mysteries of the Talmud, dies at 74

The longtime Jewish Theological Seminary professor was an expert on the Babylonian rabbis and leaders known as Geonim.

For teens by teens, the ‘Daf Punk’ podcast delivers a daily dose of Talmud

Friends at a Long Island high school invite teens like them — especially girls — to engage in the page-a-day study of Judaism’s vast body of law and lore.

Ideas

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.

Culture

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

Ideas

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

United States

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

Ideas

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

Ideas

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

Ideas

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

United States

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

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