Talmud

Lessons From Teaching My Daughter To Swim

I remember vividly the horror I felt seeing my daughter sinking below the surface of a pool two summers ago. ...

Memories of the film, Yentl, came to mind when a number of highly Jewishly educated women invited me to join ...

Once again HIllel has found itself in the news due to several recent events: Eric Fingerhut’s refusal to speak at ...

In recent weeks, several of my colleagues both on this blog and elsewhere, have written thoughtful articles on current issues ...

The other day I came across a very funny video by Similac, the baby formula company. This extended advertisement was ...

The week began with me feeling self-conscious gesturing with my hands and glittery purple nails. I recently read Rebecca Sirbu’s ...

“There is a time to be silent and a time to speak.” So says the author of Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) in a ...

My husband does not do birthdays. When I first met him over 20 years ago, this truly puzzled me. Birthdays ...

When I was young, I was drawn to the study of Torah as a way to get closer to God ...

Click here for part 1 of this series. Rabbi Benay Lappe instructed us in the traditional method of Talmud study, ...