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 ...

(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 ...

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The Bet El Yeshiva in Israel is offering a new service to pay tribute to loved ones who’ve passed away or fallen sick. Married students at the Bet El rabbinic institute will study mishnas to add merit ...

The Medrash Talpios, according to the version of the Chid’a, reveals to us that Asher Ben Yaakov will stand by the doors of Gehinom and not let anyone in who has a regular diet of mishnayos. The ...

SCARSDALE, N.Y. (JTA) — You can find the secret to creating lively Passover seders in a surprising place — an 1,800-year-old law code called the Mishnah. For starters, the Mishnah did not envision ...

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 ...

Jewish communities are celebrating one of the holiest days of their year - Rosh Hashanah. The Jewish New Year is a two-day holiday that starts on September 20 and heralds the seventh month of the ...

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 ...