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Talmudic studies
Jesse Freedman's "The Talmud" draws inspiration from the Jewish canon and Chinese martial art films. (Courtesy of Freedman via JTA)
September 5, 2019, 1:13 am
There’s a lot you can learn about studying Talmud from kung fu movies
A new play explores the similarities in the relationships between teacher and student, and the rhythms and structure of the two disciplines
By Josefin Dolsten
A chavruta-style adult learning session in South Korea (Courtesy of the Havruta Culture Association)
January 15, 2019, 1:53 am
Talmud-inspired learning craze sweeps South Korea
Some think the key to unlocking academic success can be found in Jewish approaches to education, leading to the establishment of dozens of chavruta-themed institutions
By Tim Alper
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
Illustrative: A class in March 2016 at Romemu, the Jewish Renewal congregation in New York. (Scott Osman via JTA)
December 8, 2018, 8:16 am
Namaste and shalom: New York yeshiva to combine Jewish texts and yoga
When classes start next summer, students at the Romemu Yeshiva won’t need to be Jewish but must be able to understand Hebrew texts
By Ben Sales
Rabbi Ira Dounn of the Princeton Center for Jewish Life addressing the Collegiate Moot Beit Din competition Sunday, April 15 as freshman Abraham Waserstein, who organized the event, looks on. (Courtesy of the Princeton Center for Jewish Life/via JTA)
April 24, 2018, 2:50 am
Does Judaism allow torture? These college students think so
Ancient Jewish texts are the only sources consulted in this Princeton University Jewish moot court competition that sees students from across the country debate a hot topic
By Ben Sales
Tzipporah Machlah Klapper
March 25, 2018, 7:55 am
Tzipporah Machlah Klapper
You’re female? Orthodox? Learn Torah? Beware
The world is not ready for your desire to excel: 39 problems in Modern Orthodox Torah learning for women
Deborah Klapper
February 16, 2018, 1:03 pm
Deborah Klapper
Why we need coed yeshivas
Segregating boys and girls for post-high school Torah study irrationally limits their ability to follow their passions
Aryeh Leibowitz
October 11, 2017, 3:14 pm
Aryeh Leibowitz
The historical power of Catalonia’s Jews
Spain was never part of that unique blend: Sefardic tradition, Tosafist methodology, and Provencal talmudic influence
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
Dirshu's Nasi and Leader Rav Dovid Hofstedter speaks to students in France. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2017, 12:49 am
Israeli Jewish education group reaches 1,000 students in France
Dirshu says growing anti-Semitism among factors strengthening Jewish identity and bringing the masses to Talmud study
By JTA
This undated photo provided by Sotheby's in New York shows the first-ever printing of the Talmud in Venice in the 1520s. (Sotheby's via AP)
March 29, 2016, 9:16 pm
First Italian translation of Talmud to be published
Dozens of translators, linguists, philologists, historians and researchers have been working on the volume
By JTA
October 25, 2014, 11:00 am
Pioneering online Talmud teacher dies at 56
Rabbi Dr. Judith Abrams was the founder and director of the online learning website MAQOM
By JTA
Gemara guru Rabbi Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz) in his Jerusalem office (photo credit: Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)
August 9, 2012, 6:24 am
Never mind the Bible, it’s the sanity of the Talmud you need to understand the world and yourself
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, one of the Jewish world’s leading scholars, says Israel would be a less fanatical place if schools were to focus on teaching the Gemara
By Raphael Ahren
Actor Shlomo Bar Aba pours over a page of Talmud in 'Footnote', released in the US this Friday. (Photo credit: Sony)
March 9, 2012, 2:07 am
A ‘Footnote’ worth highlighting
It’s easy to see why the Israeli movie, which opened Friday in the US, earned an Oscar nomination
By Nathan Burstein
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