I am fortunate to have grown up in a time and place where Gemara learning was a standard part of my Jewish education. I am fortunate to have grown up in a time and place where Gemara learning was a ...

It is a commitment like few others. These are the words that opened an article I penned seven and a half years ago. The time was August 2012. My soldier-sons were still in middle school. My ...

The prospect of studying Talmud for a week seemed intimidating to Noah Rubin-Blose, who grew up culturally Jewish and wasn’t too familiar with the Hebrew letters, much less the central texts of ...

(JTA) — The future of Talmud study for women at Yeshiva University remains uncertain after a dean told the student newspaper that the school would not replace a beloved teacher and that too few ...

One day a week, on the Sabbath, Orthodox Jews render themselves virtually Amish by eschewing technology. But during the rest of the week, they often are quicker than most in embracing electronic ...

When Henry Lowenthal used to prepare for business trips, he’d pack a bag full of typical travel sundries — along with a photocopied packet of pages from the Talmud. As a top financial officer of ...

The Talmud, says Kahaner, is a "handbook for today's business world": a reminder of balance in a workaholic culture, a treatise on personal responsibility and a call to charity in a society that seems ...