Tag: Talmud Study

Haredi communities in New York City have shown an unprecedented outpouring of support for Israel following the recent Hamas attack.
The author reflects on his experience of studying Talmud and the pursuit of understanding its intricacies.
The article explores the concept of ownership and its significance from a Jewish perspective.
A growing movement of women in Haredi communities is challenging the gendered inequality in text-based learning opportunities.
This text appears to be a promotion for a series of Talmud study sessions focused on Masekhet Sanhedrin (Tractate Sanhedrin) using the Geonic-Sepharadi methodology.
This text is a brief advertisement for a Talmud study series focusing on Masekhet Sanhedrin.
This text is an advertisement for a Talmud study series on Masekhet Sanhedrin.
Advances in technology and growing interest among women have led to an uptick in women studying Talmud.
In this video, Rabbi Harold Sutton explores the differences between Sephardic and Ashkenazi approaches to Talmud study.
In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, the host, David Bashevkin, reflects on the topic of Talmud.
This essay recounts the author's experiences with their father and the strong desire he had for them to keep him company.
Rav Menachem Froman, a Religious Zionist teacher, rosh yeshivah, and peace activist, was known for his ecstatic prayer and unique approach to Torah study.
The text discusses the historical development of the Daf Yomi movement, which involves studying a page of the Talmud daily to complete the entire Babylonian Talmud in a seven-and-a-half-year cycle.
Thousands of women and men gathered in Jerusalem for the first public celebration of women's Siyum HaShas, marking the end of a global cycle of daily Talmud learning.
Rabbi Refoel Kreuzer in Jerusalem started a program called Midreshet Otot to teach Haredi women Talmud, a rare and controversial practice in Israel.
This personal reflection explores the writer's experiences studying Talmud with their father since childhood, highlighting the intensity and complexity of their relationship.
In the ultra-Orthodox enclave of Boro Park, Brooklyn, diverse Hasidic groups settled in the mid-20th century, leading to the neighborhood transforming into a hub of Hasidic life.
Yaakov Elman was a unique and dedicated scholar known for his proficiency in both traditional Jewish learning and academic Talmud study at Yeshiva University and Harvard.
In response to Chaim Saiman's views on female Torah study and leadership, Sharona Margolin Halickman argues that women in American Modern Orthodox communities should be able to take on leadership roles despite traditional family structures and halakhic considerations.
The discussion revolves around the Talmudic prohibition against idol worship and the various nuances and challenges faced by Jews living in a society where idolatry was prevalent.
The author reflects on her experiences navigating the limited opportunities for women in Talmud study within the Modern Orthodox community, highlighting instances of exclusion and barriers to Torah learning for women.
In 1976, a movement to introduce intensive Talmud study at Stern College for Women was born, prompted by Dr. Haym Soloveitchik's belief in the importance of women studying Talmud systematically.
Rabbi Hayyim Soloveitchik's innovative method of Talmud study, known as the Brisker method, became popular in Lithuanian yeshivot in the early 20th century.
Chaim Potok's novel "The Chosen," published in 1967, remains a well-regarded work focusing on the collision of two Jewish communities through the friendship of two boys, one Hasidic and one Modern Orthodox, against the backdrop of post-Holocaust and State of Israel founding.
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein was revered for his intellectual depth, humility, and commitment to Torah values.