Rabbi Sarah Mulhern has been delighted by how many young Jews are looking for wisdom from ancient texts. “Who would have thought millennials and Gen Z-ers would be knocking on my door to learn Torah ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Congregation Shaarei Kodesh in Boca Raton hosts a night of honest conversation and Torah learning to celebrate Shavuot.

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Judaism isn’t just transmitted from one generation to the next passively, it is transformative, especially when learned with a partner In the whirlwind of life, there’s something profoundly ...

This past Sunday, Jews worldwide celebrated a milestone siyum, marking the conclusion of the Fortieth Rambam study cycle. By learning three chapters per day, one completes the Rambam’s entire Mishneh ...

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 ...

It’s the end of summer 2014. Rosh Hashanah is approaching, and with it the finale of the seven-year shmita cycle, a time when agricultural land lies fallow in Israel, perennials are harvested, and ...

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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 ...