richards | March 12, 2017
Dear Readers, I remember when my young daughter willfully did something against my explicit instruction. She averted her gaze trying to deny her act, or perhaps trying to take it back.
richards | March 10, 2017
Olive oil jar 8,000 years old Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority The Reward A little girl complained to her father that her chores are too difficult. The father, a chef, invited her to the kitchen and put up three pots to boil. In the first he placed a potato, in the second an egg and in the third, a coffee bean
richards | March 8, 2017
JERUSALEM For some, the notion of delving into the Talmud in English for free with the click of a mouse was something they could only dream of. But now that dream is becoming a reality
richards | March 8, 2017
Literary criticAdam Kirschis readinga page of Talmuda day, along with Jews around the world.
richards | March 7, 2017
JERUSALEM For some, the notion of delving into the Talmud in English for free with the click of a mouse was something they could only dream of. But now that dream is becoming a reality
richards | March 3, 2017
The election of Donald Trump and the rise of the #JewishResistance movement has led to an amazing outpouring of Torah. My Facebook news feed, in addition to brimming with bad news and outrage, is full of rabbis, rabbinical students, and laypeople sharing texts that speak to the political moment and its attendant moral obligations. These texts are beautiful, powerful, and compelling.
richards | March 3, 2017
Your Talmudic advice column Dear Rabbi Zahavy, Im getting a little dizzy trying to figure out when to schedule my bat mitzvah. My synagogue recommends that both boys and girls celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs at age 13. Id like to celebrate it when I am 12.
richards | March 3, 2017
When the history of Jewish texts comes to be written, Feb. 7, 2017, will likely be regarded as an important turning point.
richards | February 23, 2017
When the history of Jewish texts comes to be written, Feb.
richards | February 20, 2017
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