Shaina Taub, the creator of the Broadway show "Suffs," referenced a Jewish text in her Tony Awards acceptance speech for best book of a musical and best original score.

Artichokes have been consumed by Jews for centuries, as mentioned in the Mishna and Talmud.

This podcast discusses the conditions that led to the decision to write down the Mishna and codify the Oral Torah during the final century of the Second Temple and the period following its destruction.

In a Talmudic exploration by Zohar Atkins, the question of delegating Holocaust metaphors is examined through a Mishna stating that a Gentile making such metaphors faces death, while a Jew failing to do so is cut off.

The subject of Tractate Zevachim discusses the ritual protocol for animal sacrifice in the Temple, detailing where sacrifices are performed, how blood is sprinkled and poured, and when meat can be eaten.

In the second century CE, a significant decision was made to write down the Jewish Law, called Mishna, marking the codification of the Oral Torah.

The Talmud extensively discusses the laws and complexities surrounding marriage, from betrothal to divorce, highlighting the legalistic nature of marriage in Jewish law as a contractual agreement.

The discussion revolves around the concept of "tikkun olam," which traditionally meant implementing Jewish laws practically and fairly, then evolved into a mystical process of rectifying a broken world, eventually taking on a social justice and political dimension in the last half-century.