In quarantine, daily Talmud study is keeping me afloat
The ancient words of the Talmud - on impurities and private domains - ring ever true in the age of COVID-19.
Why Does Judaism Have So Many Different Words For ‘Sin’?
And is there such a thing as a ‘holy sin’?
Why We Should Teach Our Children Talmud Folk Tales — Instead Of Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Who needs Cinderella when we have the Talmudic story of ‘Lichluchit’?
Why Are Jews So Obsessed With The Study Of Halacha, Religious Law?
It’s far deeper than mere legal minutiae.
Learning To Forgive Our Children, As Rosh Hashanah Approaches
Our children are not our clones. That’s hard to accept sometimes.
Studying Talmud As A Woman Is Often Lonely. But It Doesn’t Need To Be.
As the only woman in an otherwise all-male Talmud class, I was afraid to open my mouth.
What Jewish Tradition Tells Us About Helicopter Parenting
When we’re home, I’m quick to anger. But when we’re in the playground, I keep my voice soft and exchange eye-rolling glances with other parents.
Learning To Chant The Torah Has Changed My Life As An Observant Woman
We remember best what we sing, which is why it is easier to recall song lyrics than to recite a poem from memory.
How A Two Thousand Year Old Remedy Cured My Daughter
“The only remedy for your baby is fresh goat’s milk,” the doctor told me.
This Tisha B’Av, Let’s Remember the 2,000 Year History of Women of the Wall
This Tisha B’Av, though much has been lost, it is heartening to know that there were Women of the Temple long before there were Women of the Wall.