A rare opportunity is coming our way this Shabbos, December 25, with the study of a new cycle of the global Mishnah Yomis, starting with the Tractate Berachos. Thousands will begin learning two ...

Following the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade, I found it hard to cope and feel very empathetic towards American women who will no doubt suffer as a result of this new reality. As ...

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Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...

SCARSDALE, N.Y. (JTA) — You can find the secret to creating lively Passover seders in a surprising place — an 1,800-year-old law code called the Mishnah. For starters, the Mishnah did not envision ...

(JTA) — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah, was ...

This past Shabbat, Jews around the world once again began the Mishnah Yomit cycle with Masechet Brachot. Daily Mishnah learning is an incredible, powerful way to bring Torah into your life in a ...

A friend recently told me that his son came home from pre-K proclaiming that it’s getting dark because the sun goes around the Earth and now, at sunset, the sun is going behind us. Lest he think it ...

The Mishnah was formed due to fear that the Jewish people would lose their unity and beliefs if they were not in the Holy City.

JTA — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah, was ...