Jewish life has always included debate, diversity, and dialogue. The Talmud preserves arguments not for their resolution, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Just prior to the Simchat Torah holiday, Arutz Sheva and Echad L'echad are running a special campaign to strengthen learning and support those who choose to learn Torah for several years in order to ...

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 ...

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JTA – For the first time in centuries, a Torah scroll will be installed in the Portuguese town of Trancoso, where many Jews lived before the 16th century. The scroll was scheduled to be installed ...

Sgt. Hillel Eliyahu Ovadia, (Hy"d) in whose memory the Netzach Yisrael boys’ elementary school in Beit Shemesh Students at the Netzach Yisrael boys’ elementary school in Beit Shemesh have recorded a ...