"The Lehman Trilogy" by Stefano Massini, translated by Richard Dixon, tells the story of the Lehman Brothers bank's collapse in 2008. Although the play and n...

"Morningside Heights" by Joshua Henkin is a novel that explores the changing landscape of Jewish life and intellectualism in New York City's Morningside Heig...

"The Talmud Adami" by Adam Kirsch captures a series of columns focusing on various tractates of the Talmud discussed within a Daf Yomi framework. Covering a ...

In "Better Treyf Than Sorry," Adam Kirsch explores the Talmudic discussions in Chapter Three of Tractate Chullin regarding what renders an animal tereifa, or...

The discussion centers on the tractate Hullin in the Talmud, which deals with the rules surrounding the slaughter of non-sacred animals for consumption. The ...

The Talmudic text Tractate Menachot raises questions about the details of meal offerings, particularly regarding the use of oil in their preparation. The Tal...

In the early chapters of Tractate Menachot in the Talmud, the focus is on the procedures for offering meal offerings in the Temple, including details on baki...

Literary critic Adam Kirsch discusses the Talmudic tractate Menachot, which deals with meal offerings in the Temple service. The text explores the importance...

Tractate Zevachim, studied in the Talmud, delves into the laws concerning sacrificial offerings at the Temple and the privileges of the priestly caste, who r...

In Tractate Zevachim of the Talmud, the discussion revolves around what to do when a Temple offering becomes disqualified and ascends the altar by mistake. T...