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Topic: Talmud

April 18, 2013
5:57 am

Siona Benjamin paints women from the bible, often using blue as a nod to her Indian roots. (Siona Benjamin via JTA)

Torah outcasts find redemption with Indian-Jewish artist

Now based in the US, Siona Benjamin combines Hebrew influences with Hindu and Muslim motifs

By Chavie Lieber

March 5, 2013
12:54 pm

“It does feel transgressive even now to me," Breuer-Weil says of his art. "But I’ve checked it out with a rabbi, and what I do is okay.” (Courtesy of David Breuer-Weil)

Rising UK art star gets the go-ahead from his rabbi

Inspired by the Talmud, Picasso and the Middle East, David Breuer-Weil is the toast of London, where his latest show has been extended twice

By Miriam Shaviv

February 16, 2013
5:14 am

Nick Muzin, left, and Tim Scott bonded over their shared religious devotion. (Photo by Kay Fekete, courtesy of Nick Muzin via JTA)

Black senator’s secret weapon: an Orthodox Jew from Canada

Yeshiva University-trained doctor Nick Muzin has played a key role in guiding the career of rising GOP star Tim Scott

By Ron Kampeas

February 15, 2013
4:45 pm

Ruth Calderon speaks to the Knesset, Tuesday (photo credit: screen capture Knesset Channel)

Resonant response to maiden speech by Yesh Atid’s secular, female Talmud scholar

Tens of thousands watch clip of Dr. Ruth Calderon in Knesset debut quoting traditional sources, urging ultra-Orthodox and Zionist communities to better understand each other

By Aaron Kalman

January 7, 2013
4:05 am

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man prays at the 770 building in Kfar Chabad. The building is built as an Israeli replica of the 770 building that is located in New York and functions as the primary synagogue of the Chabad community. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90/File)

Two centuries after the death of its founder, Chabad launches year-long celebration with reissue of his works

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, known as the Alter Rebbe and author of the mystical treatise Tanya, laid the foundations for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, the largest Hassidic group in the world

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 24, 2012
9:56 pm

On war, love and preserving an ethical core

Divine love and respect for human life changed everything for human existence.

By Rachel Sabath Beit-Halachmi

November 23, 2012
12:19 pm

In my learned opinion…I love you

When swearing allegiance is already a foregone conclusion

By Daniel Landes

November 18, 2012
5:54 pm

Clinging to both truths – God’s cosmic ambivalence

Sacred Jewish texts offer a model for nuanced discourse

By Jason Rubenstein

October 21, 2012
1:06 am

The co-founders of Lost Tribes Brew hope the company will soon go national. (Photo credit: Courtesy of Lost Tribes Brew via JTA)

Lost Tribes Brew hopes to help you imbibe, biblically

New York beer company gathers ancient recipes using thoroughly modern means

By Chavie Lieber

October 7, 2012
3:54 pm

VeZot HaBracha: Is this the end?

To develop a relationship with God, one must be an involved participant

By Mois Navon

September 27, 2012
12:24 pm

Muhammad and Talmud: A dangerous double standard

Both irrational Iranian political leaders and foolish American filmmakers have the right to their opinions, as flawed as they may be

By Darren Cohen

September 20, 2012
8:45 pm

Nigel Savage, director of Hazon. (photo credit: Courtesy Hazon/JTA)

Talmud, a day at a time

Impressed by the discipline involved in undertaking a 7.5 year journey into the world of the sages, Jews from all walks of life are joining the ‘daf yomi’ adventure

By Neil Rubin

September 11, 2012
11:44 pm

US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro lays a wreath beside a memorial for the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in Jerusalem Tuesday (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)

US envoy thanks Israel for standing by America ‘in its darkest hour’ on 9/11 anniversary

‘The knowledge you shared with us helped prevent terror attacks in the US and abroad,’ adds Dan Shapiro

By Michal Shmulovich

September 6, 2012
9:12 am

Frisians in traditional garb celebrating Fisherman's Day in Harlingen, Aug. 31, 2012. (photo credit: Cnaan Liphshiz)

New Dutch translation of Talmud is a tribute to Friesland’s nearly vanished Jews

In the northern Netherlands, a community that has dwindled to 50 celebrates a unique form of Judaism

By Cnaan Liphshiz

August 2, 2012
5:49 am

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrating the Siyyum Hashas, or end of the 7.5 year Talmud learning cycle, in New Jersey's MetLife Field Wednesday night. (photo credit: AP/ Mel Evans)

MetLife Stadium becomes ‘world’s largest synagogue’ for Talmud celebration

500 rabbis join the dais — and 600 troopers guard the stadium — at ‘Siyum Hashas’ in New York

By Katie Zezima

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