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Summary of Tractate Moed Katan

Tractate Moed Katan discusses labor during hol hamoed, as well as the laws of mourning.

Jews and Taxes

Jewish ethics demand that we be scrupulous in paying taxes.

What Makes These Rabbis Proud?

As Pride month comes to a close, we asked a few rabbis to share their thoughts on their own LGBTQ communities. ...

What if Ariel Sharon Woke Up?

I just got emailed this dialogue that sums up the current state of Israeli politics:It is a rainy night, and ...

Excerpt: The Family Mashber by Der Nister (1939)

The first pages of "The Family Mashber" set the stage for what's to come. Take a look.

Joanna Smith Rakoff: The French Revolution

Joanna Smith Rakoff, author of A Fortunate Age and former editor of Nextbook.org, is guest-blogging for MyJewishLearning and the Jewish ...

Soulico, Arabic Flow, and a Bit of Torah

The key to hip-hop music–the music part, that is–is restraint. A sparseness of beats, the use of musical samples when ...

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