The Talmud is almost as sacred to Jews as Scripture, but by no means does every Jew know what is in it. English editions of the 20-volume compilation of law and learning run to several hundred dollars ...

For those who think that the Talmud is an ancient and archaic text with little relevance to the 21st century, consider this passage (from Tractate Moed Katan, 17a): “There was a certain student about ...

I feel truly blessed that I have been taught “how to think” through the lens of the Talmud, and this has crossed over into every arena of life. I am who I am today because of the Talmud. This could ...

Neusner, author or editor of nearly a thousand books (yes, you read that correctly), is a renowned Jewish scholar who has devoted his impressive career to the study of Judaism. His documentary studies ...

Why should Christians feel interested in the Talmud? M. ERNEST RENAN has achieved one of the greatest literary successes of our age in publishing a life of Jesus. It is not a work of profound research ...

Unlike Western literature, there is no correct (or incorrect way) to enter the world of Talmud. It is a vast sea, and wherever you are, that is the spot where you enter the sea. Last month, we entered ...

Musicals often center on outsiders striving to belong, and "Wicked," while not overtly Jewish, speaks to that experience.

During the course of her confirmation hearing for the Supreme Court seat left open by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, Amy Coney Barrett was often asked about her judicial philosophy, which she ...

Maggie Anton is the award-winning author of “Rashi's Daughters,” historical novels set in the household of the great medieval Jewish scholar, whose daughters studied Talmud when these sacred texts ...

Would the current financial crisis have been avoided if traders followed Jewish traditions embodied in the Bible and the Talmud? Two scholars from the Conservative and Orthodox branches of the Judaism ...

(RNS) — No sooner did Vice President Kamala Harris enter the presidential race than the Republicans began mocking her voice — and more specifically, her laugh. Former President Donald Trump branded ...