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 ...

The authors suggested the target audience — at least for now — is specialists for whom an explicated Mishnah would be an essential tool. As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish ...

“Making God’s Word Work: A Guide to the Mishnah,” by Jacob Neusner (Continuum, $29.95). I don’t know how many times I’ve been in a conversation with a Christian who suddenly out of nowhere asked, ...

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In this week’s parshah, Parshas Shemini, we learn which animals may and may not be eaten. The Torah provides signs by which we are to determine whether an animal and a fish are permitted for ...

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 ...

Do you know about the daily Mishnah Project? This week in the Mishnah Yomit learning program, we begin studying Masechet Demai. In learning the first chapter of Mishnah Demai, I realized that the ...

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.

(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 ...

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 ...