The rabbis believed there was a time and place for surprises, writes a scholar at the Shalom Hartman Institute.

The Jewish educational website will offer a free daily email beginning on Jan. 5 to coincide with the restarting of the cycle of Daf Yomi, a century-old Jewish practice of studying a page of Talmud ...

After a decade-long break, I am back to studying Talmud. It was my friend Ben who suggested it, about a year ago. “We should learn Gemara sometime,” he said, using the traditional term for Talmud. It ...

What has the Talmud ever done for us? This is a pertinent question for those generations of Jewish schoolchildren forced to pore over its text to no discernible effect on their later secular lives.

Of all the places I expected to meet Elijah the Prophet, the corner of 92nd Street and Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper West ...

An ancient Jewish parody that quotes the New Testament's Gospel of Matthew may refute a major argument by biblical scholars who challenge the credibility of the Bible. For more than a century, liberal ...

EAST RUTHERFORD — Nearly 100,000 Orthodox Jews gathered at MetLife Stadium tonight for the 12th Siyum Hashas, a celebration recognizing the completion of Talmud study. Sponsored by Agudath Israel of ...

Among devout Orthodox Jews, the intense study of Talmud is no longer just a man's world. Women are increasingly delving into this central religious work, and American expats in Israel are at the ...

(JTA) — My Jewish Learning is launching a Talmud study series to coincide with the renewal of the Daf Yomi cycle on Jan. 5. Sometimes referred to as the world’s largest book club, Daf Yomi is a ...