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The Mishnah as a Response to Catastrophe

The Oral Torah reflects an attempt to create an eternal Judaism, unaffected by the setbacks that had afflicted the Jewish people in the preceding two centuries.

Ketubot 72

Who is defined as a loud woman?

Bava Metzia 20

The argument that shook the study house.

Maimonides on Israel

Rambam believed the Land of Israel does not have objective importance.

Bat Kol: A Divine Voice

This heavenly voice is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Talmud.

Women, Tefillin, and Double Standards

I am a person who puts on, or “lays,” tefillin (phylacteries). I happen to be female. While my gender, to ...

Women’s Megillah Reading in a Small Town–Some Tips From Our 5th Year

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — we are the capital city of the Commonwealth. No, Pennsylvania’s capital is not in Philadelphia. Several years ago ...

Ask the Expert: Judaica of Uncertain Origins

Is it ethical to purchase Jewish items whose origins I don't know?

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