A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.
If Rabbi Boteach does not want to rejoice at the demise of one of humankind’s evilest men, that is his prerogative, but the Jewish sources as they actually appear give the green light.
Gila Fine’s The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic reexamines Talmudic women, challenging stereotypes and offering fresh, scholarly perspectives on their roles and stories.
Though women have been historically forbidden or discouraged from learning the Talmud, Elke Bentley's family has always supported her pursuit of Torah study.
As a people bound to our Jewish texts, we question and delve into the unknowable to understand our relationship to God and mitzvot more fundamentally.
2,800-year-old stamp in Tel Hazor connects Hercules to northern Israel, depicting a hero battling a seven-headed serpent, reflecting Levantine visual culture and myth transmission complexities
As much as many of us might like things to be black and white or exactly fit how we think the world should be, life is rarely ever like that.
Shaina Taub, celebrating her Tony wins for "Suffs," quoted the Talmud in her speech, emphasizing unity for change amid challenging times in the US and globally.
As we once again accept the Torah, let us take it upon ourselves to find new ways to infuse holiness into our routines, to feel the presence and the relevance of the Torah in everything we do.
'The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic' discusses the six women in the Talmud who are cited by name, and matches them with six paradigms of the female.