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 Author Gila Fine.

‘The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic': Gila Fine’s fine book on women in the Talmud

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.

By PAM PELED
21/07/2024

'Making sense of God' through Norman Solomon's new book

Solomon’s aim is not to indoctrinate or convert but rather to provoke thought and stimulate discussion.

By RABBI REUVEN CHAIM KLEIN
21/07/2024

Meet the teenaged girl who read the Talmud in two-and-a-half years

Though women have been historically forbidden or discouraged from learning the Talmud, Elke Bentley's family has always supported her pursuit of Torah study.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
20/07/2024

Workers uncover remains of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis in Poland

"We knew there was a synagogue there, but we didn't know if something was preserved underground since nothing was showing above ground," Polish historian Sebastian Rakowski said.

 Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff

'Ethics at the Center': Jewish ethics and its relevance for our time

This is a highly relevant book for our time, for scholars and laypersons alike, who are concerned with leading a moral life as people and as peoples.

By RON KRONISH
19/07/2024

Kesher Yehudi: Promoting Jewish unity through study

Kesher Yehudi is a social movement born in response to the rift tearing apart Israeli society.

By SHARON ALTSHUL
19/07/2024

The problems with preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Jewish law

This method is time-consuming and expensive, but it is also an incredible method to prevent conception with eggs that have evidence of genetic abnormality.

By SHLOMO M. BRODY
19/07/2024
 DID THE people of Israel have any real reason to fear Balaam’s curse?

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

What does God require of us? He demands – and this is a firm demand, not a polite request – that we be good: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.

Rabbi helps two incarcerated men convert to Judaism

Terlinchamp told JTA that she felt comfortable writing a letter to the Department of Corrections advocating that one's life sentence be reduced to 20 years, citing his conversion work as a reason.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
18/07/2024
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