Following the US Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe vs. Wade, I found it hard to cope and feel very empathetic towards American women who will no doubt suffer as a result of this new reality. As ...

(JTA) — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah, was ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...

This past Shabbat, Jews around the world once again began the Mishnah Yomit cycle with Masechet Brachot. Daily Mishnah learning is an incredible, powerful way to bring Torah into your life in a ...

The Mishnah was formed due to fear that the Jewish people would lose their unity and beliefs if they were not in the Holy City.

First translation of the Mishenah, second century commentary on the Jewish laws, consisting of various applications of that law, written or oral, to life, has been translated into English by Canon ...

Commissions Torah scholars to complete a course of designated Mishnah study for the merit of their dear departed. Also arranges tractates of Talmud to be studied on behalf of the dear departed.