December 18, 2024 12:29

British-born author wins Sacks book prize

Talmud teacher Gila Fine received the accolade for The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic

December 08, 2024 11:20

How the pig became a bête noire

Relations between us and the most unkosher of beasts is the subject of a captivating new history

October 15, 2024 13:26

What should we think about when we are sitting in the succah?

The mitzvah of succah focuses our attention on both past – and present

September 13, 2024 10:28

The Talmud’s women aren’t always what they seem

There are few women in the Talmud but Gila Fine’s new book shows why they deserve far more attention

August 20, 2024 18:26

Online antisemites’ new frontier? The Talmud

Rabbi Daniel Rowe says criticism of the Talmud is escaping neo-Nazi forums, and becoming mainstream

June 05, 2023 14:53

It’s easy to scoff, but the Schofield story matters

Even television presenters need to uphold the responsibility that comes with their power

May 24, 2023 14:28

The Talmud is the reason Jews make such good romcoms

The best romance films and love songs have always been disproportionately created by Jews