Judaism

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The People's Talmud: Online Jewish law study and the pursuit of wisdom

The People’s Talmud entries are not cumbersome translations of the Talmud but narratives that express the Talmud’s point in the language of today.

By GEDALIAH GURFEIN
30/11/2023

Reciting Kaddish for the holy

A moving project in memory of the victims of October 7 and the "Iron Swords" War.

Four Jewish books on avoiding hatred, increasing love and positivity

Here are four inspirational classics worth reading for the first time or pulling from the shelf and rereading.

Should Israeli hospitals treat Hamas terrorists? Jewish law explains

It ultimately remains difficult to justify prioritizing national resources for an enemy like Hamas when an Israeli citizen needs it at that moment.

By SHLOMO M. BRODY
25/11/2023

Parashat Vayetze: Of ladders and angels

The Zohar says that Jacob’s ladder is a metaphor for the experience of prayer. Our job is to climb the ladder of prayer rung by rung until we reach where “the Lord was standing over him.”

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
25/11/2023
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