Talmud
Realism, shmealism.
And the rabbinic commitment to upholding commercial life.
A bizarre talmudic tale teaches that no man is too wise for the commandments.
A rabbinic lesson in civic comity.
A virtual tour of Usha.
Using archaeological seeds to recreate an ancient variety.
Fire beacons for the new moon.
Whether it’s Judeo-Arabic, or Judeo-Italian, or Judeo-Spanish, or the Judeo-German better known as Yiddish, they all mix in varying amounts of Hebrew.
Adin Steinsaltz, in memoriam.
Rabbi Yoḥanan, COVID-19, and the Arab spring.
A timely lesson from Tu b’Av.
An ancient rabbinic dispute pitted eminent scholars against one another. The Taḥanun prayer is rooted in that story of public shame and private distress.
The cadences of the Talmud left their mark on Yiddish, and Israeli, speech patterns.
Illustrating a talmudic passage.
