The Talmudic text explores the rabbis' views on interactions between Jews and non-Jews, painting a picture of suspicion and potential harm directed towards Jews by pagans.

The discussion in Tractate Avoda Zara of the Talmud delves into the regulation of Jewish relationships with non-Jews, with a focus on how Jews should navigate interactions with gentiles.

In the Talmudic period (200-500 CE), Jews had ceased being tempted by idol worship, focusing instead on co-existing with pagan societies.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch is engaging with the Talmud through the Daf Yomi cycle, focusing on Tractate Avodah Zarah which discusses laws against idolatry.

The text describes a personal journey within a Jewish shtiebel, focusing on the author's interactions with Rabbi Moshe Halevi Steinberg.

The writer reflects on their profound connection to the study of Talmud at the Drisha Institute, where they first encountered the text and discovered their love for learning and teaching Torah.

The symposium on women and Torah learning highlighted the support from Jewish leaders like the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Soloveitchik, and Rabbi Lichtenstein for women engaging in high-level Torah study.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into the intricacies of the Talmud's organization through his daily study of a page of Talmud.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch delves into Tractate Makkot of the Talmud, exploring the punishment of conspiring witnesses, who give false testimony to cheat others.

The article discusses the implications of a passage in the Talmud that states all Jews have a share in the World to Come, even those executed for serious crimes, except for individuals who commit severe thought crimes deemed heretical by the rabbis, such as denying resurrection or the divine origin of the Torah.

Leonard A. Matanky reflects on his experience teaching girls Talmud at Ida Crown Jewish Academy in Chicago for nearly 30 years, emphasizing the importance of imbuing students with skills, context, and a love of learning.

The discussion revolves around the permissibility of using zip-ties to hold down the sekhakh (covering) of a sukkah.

Rabbi Ari Berman, the President of Yeshiva University, delivered a Shiur Petihah (opening lecture) focusing on Tractate Sukkah, tying it to the new administration at YU.

In 1923, Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro introduced the Daf Yomi program, encouraging daily study of a page of Talmud for seven and a half years.

Ilana Kurshan's memoir, "If All the Seas Were Ink," details her seven-year journey studying daf yomi in Jerusalem, intertwining personal experiences like failed relationships, remarriage, and the birth of children with Talmudic teachings.

Rabbi Rephoel Szmerla's book, "Alternative Medicine in Halachah," explores the halakhic case for alternative medical treatments, reflecting a trend within some segments of Orthodox Judaism to embrace new age therapies while critiquing modern science.

Rabbi Louis Jacobs explores the theme of unresolved debates in the Talmud, symbolized by the term "teyku," highlighting the role of doubt in Torah study.

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, in a 1932 interview, highlights the challenge facing Orthodox Jews in blending traditional Jewish religious study with modern secular education.

Congregation Bnai Israel in Daly City, California is the only Karaite synagogue in North America, upholding traditions that diverged from Rabbinic Judaism around the 8th century.

The text delves into the enigmatic reference in the Talmud to Parashat Bilam attributed to Mosaic authorship, prompting scholars to ponder whether it refers to a lost text or a distinct aspect of the Torah we possess.

Talmud scholar Maggie Anton explores the topic of sex in early rabbinic literature in her book "Fifty Shades of Talmud: What the First Rabbis Had to Say about You-Know-What."

Yaakov Bieler discusses the need for revolutionary changes in Talmud education to engage students and address moral lapses seen in some learned individuals.

Literary critic Adam Kirsch reflects on reading a page of the Talmud daily and highlights the dual portrayal of rabbis within its text.

The text follows Manny and Larry, two Jewish brothers living together in a one-bedroom apartment with contrasting lifestyles.

The text explores two contrasting paradigms of repentance seen through anecdotes in the Talmud.