Masechet Avot originally consisted of five perakim. To continue its study on the sixth Shabbat between Pesach and Shavuot, a sixth perek was added to the masechet. As that Shabbat generally falls out ...

Torah learning benefits the learner in both this world and beyond. The seventh Mishnah formulates the point this way: “Torah is great, for it grants life in this world and the next.” The Next World ...

Rabbi Owen Gottlieb believes that the future of Jewish education is in games — both video and analog, like card and board games. Gottlieb, 38, is a doctoral candidate in education and Jewish studies ...

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: When you borrow a Sefer Torah and it gets damaged, are you liable like any other borrower, or does the mitzvah of lending Torah change ...

The enigmatic process of the sotah (Numbers 5:11-31) is found in this portion of the Torah. Many rationales have been used to explain this concept, but this week I would like to show how the sotah ...

There are no coincidences in life. On June 14th I attended a conference of Temech, an organization whose goal is to help haredi women achieve financial independence through guidance in building their ...

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Rabbi Dov Lando, head of the Slabodka Yeshiva and a leader of the Lithuanian-haredi community, sent a message to other yeshiva deans to emphasize the importance of Torah learning in protecting the ...

Hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights, is an eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the victory of the Maccabees, a ...

Christmas Eve, known as Nittel Nacht to many, was traditionally a fearsome day for Jews. Now it’s an opportunity to spread kindness. (JTA) — In the modern era, holidays like Christmas and Easter are ...

Torah learning benefits the student in both this world and beyond. Mishna Zayin succinctly captures this: “Torah is great, for it grants life in this world and the next.” This dual reward underscores ...