The Talmud in general, and the Daf Yomi read around the world last week, in particular, (Sanhedrin 6) is as relevant as ever—as it addresses

The results of the recent American presidential election triggered a sense of euphoria for some and mourning for others. But those of us who study

The page of the Daf Yomi that was read around the world on the first Shabbat after the first yahrzeit of the people who were

The Tashlich ceremony we just performed on Rosh Hashanah had some added poignancy this year. The Matteh Moshe, as cited by Rabbi Daniel Sherman of

We are still within the year of mourning for the losses that began on October 7 and continue on all too many tragic days, during

The greatest tractate in the Talmud in terms of pagination (Bava Batra, at “176” pages—actually, 175, starting at page 2) begins (on the back of

One of the classic approaches to our behavior that should guide us at all times is to avoid insulting each other. The Talmud says, “Kol

Notwithstanding the United Nations Security Council vote of this past Monday, Shushan Purim, whose full or even partial compliance was still far from guaranteed as

The Talmud was written, organized and compiled in a different era, but many of its lessons are timeless. Many of its examples may seem inapplicable

This article takes no position as to the merits of the accusations against former president Donald Trump or against district attorney Fani Willis. For Americans

In the days of the Talmud, and in our own day, an ordinary instance of theft is assumed to generally result in the ye-ush or

It might seem counterintuitive to suggest that the Daf Yomi the Shabbat before Chanukah this year was particularly relevant since it is well known that,