A mishnah we recite every morning (Pe’ah 1:1) lists things “that have no measure” – i.e., whose ultimate reward is in the World to Come – including lovingkindness, honoring one’s parents, and the ...

In chapter four of Laws of Torah Study, Rambam lays out qualifications for teachers and for students, and some of the practices those teachers and students should undertake as part of the learning ...

Ninety-nine years ago, Edmonton's small Jewish community pooled its resources and opened a little school in the basement of the Beth Israel Synagogue on 96th Street. For those who study the Edmonton ...

EAST RUTHERFORD — Nearly 100,000 Orthodox Jews gathered at MetLife Stadium tonight for the 12th Siyum Hashas, a celebration recognizing the completion of Talmud study. Sponsored by Agudath Israel of ...

(JTA) — Is it appropriate to call an ancient rabbi a “legendary hottie”? To use “thirst” in the online sense? To translate one Talmudic voice replying to another as, “Oh my God, what the actual f–k is ...

Students who are interested in learning more about the Jewish faith and culture now have a new opportunity to do so at Hillel. Rabbi Yitzchak Falk and his wife, Rachel, a pair of Orthodox Jewish ...

Sefaria, a website that aims to put the nearly infinite Jewish canon online for free, has published an acclaimed translation of the Talmud in English. NEW YORK (JTA) — For centuries, studying a page ...

The legacy of the Elias Meyer Free School and Talmud Torah in Kolkata’s Bowbazaar, which is celebrating its centennial year, is intertwined with that of the small Baghdadi-Jewish community that built ...