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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Daf Yomi

Elke Bentley, 18, completed the study of the Babylonian Talmud in just two and a half years. (Courtesy Elke Bentley via JTA)
July 29, 2024, 8:34 pm
Teenage girl goes through entire Talmud in 2.5 years, breaking gender and speed norms
Amid an upswell of women in a typically male pursuit, Elke Bentley took advantage of newly available resources and a changing landscape to achieve her goal
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Miriam Anzovin posts her reactions to the Daf Yomi page-a-day Talmud study regimen on TikTok, and people either love it or hate it. (Courtesy)
February 10, 2022, 2:36 am
Raunchy TikTok Talmud tidbits spark slut-shaming and heated discourse
Miriam Anzovin’s ‘Daf Reactions’ cause as many disputes as their source material; some find them sacrilegious, others refreshing, but their creator says they’re simply heartfelt
By Cathryn J. Prince
A Meshek Kedumim egg featuring a message to participants in the Daf Yomi Talmud study program in honor of the conclusion of Tractate Beitzah, which means "egg." (Facebook via JTA)
October 7, 2021, 11:49 am
Chicken farm releases eggs marking milestone for Talmud learners
As Daf Yomi studiers finish Tractate Beitzah, which means egg in Hebrew, Meshek Kedumim prints congratulations directly on its eggs
By Shira Hanau
Women celebrate completing the 7 1/2-year cycle of Talmud study at a ceremony held by the organization Hadran in Jerusalem, January 2020. (Screenshot from YouTube/via JTA)
March 17, 2020, 4:35 am
In the new Daf Yomi cycle, daily Talmud study is reaching new populations
With a plethora of online learning tools, you can find yourself a study group even if you’re the only Jew in town
By Ben Sales
The women's siyum HaShas in the Jerusalem Convention Center on January 5, 2020 (Courtesy)
January 6, 2020, 2:04 pm
In Jerusalem, the world of Talmud study fetes its newest superstars — women
An event marks the culmination of a 7.5-year daily gemara cycle — and a crescendo in decades of efforts by teachers to wrest Jewish texts from men’s-only clubs
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative: Jewish Orthodox women study Talmud at Kibbutz of Migdal Oz religious study seminary on May 23, 2013. (FLASH90 / Gershon Elinson)
December 12, 2019, 12:47 pm
Talmud study is mostly a boys’ club. This Orthodox woman wants to change that
Michelle Farber has taught her all-female class a page a day for the last 7 1/2 years as part of the Daf Yomi cycle, and on Jan. 5 will host first major women’s completion ceremony
By Ben Sales
Illustrative: A 12-volume set of Babylonian Talmud with commentaries, printed in Amsterdam by Immanuel Benveniste, 1644-47 (Kestenbaum & Company)
December 28, 2018, 6:23 am
New Talmud ‘biography’ seeks to bring the foundational text to life
Prof. Barry Scott Wimpfheimer has studied the Oral Law since he was 17; now he shares its story with an accessible, big picture view of its centrality to Judaism
By Rich Tenorio
Ilana Kurshan and jacket cover of her book, 'If All the Seas Were Ink.' (Debbi Cooper/Courtesy Ilana Kurshan)
September 5, 2017, 3:27 pm
Divorced and battling illness, rabbi’s daughter finds her lifeline in the Talmud
Ilana Kurshan’s Talmudic commentary/memoir is a striking account of a contemporary life lived alongside an ancient text
By Mitch Ginsburg
Nick Muzin, left, and Tim Scott bonded over their shared religious devotion. (Photo by Kay Fekete, courtesy of Nick Muzin via JTA)
February 16, 2013, 5:14 am
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
Nigel Savage, the former director of Hazon, which spearheads the composting effort. (Courtesy Hazon/JTA)
September 20, 2012, 8:45 pm
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
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)
August 2, 2012, 5:49 am
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
July 31, 2012, 9:47 am
‘Hidden Jews’ from Poland uniting for Talmud seminar
To be held at Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva, whose founder initiated the Daf Yomi cycle 80 years ago
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the completion of the seven-year Daf Yomi cycle -- the learning of the entirety of the Talmud, one day at a time -- at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium on Monday, July 30, 2012. (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
July 30, 2012, 7:55 pm
At a Tel Aviv sports stadium, celebrating the completion of a seven-year Talmud cycle
Other festivities for ‘Siyum HaShas’ taking place throughout Israel, including at Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium, and in the US
By ToI Staff
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