Babylonian Talmud

Parashat Behar-Bechukotai: Live and let live 

The only halachic ruling that was ever given is that “your life comes first” – and nothing beyond that.

 WHOSE LIFE comes first?
 Keilschrifttafeln werden im Rahmen einer Ausstellung im Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem gezeigt, 3. Februar 2015.

„Tod eines Königs, Fall einer Nation“: 4.000 Jahre alte babylonische Tafeln enthüllen dunkle Omen

 Cuneiform tablets are displayed during an exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, February 3, 2015.

'A king will die, a nation will fall': Dark omens revealed from 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets

Babylonian Talmud that survived the Holocaust gifted to Yad Vashem by President Herzog, April 17, 2024.

President Herzog gifts Babylonian Talmud that survived the Holocaust to Yad Vashem


The People's Talmud: Online Jewish law study and the pursuit of wisdom

The People’s Talmud entries are not cumbersome translations of the Talmud but narratives that express the Talmud’s point in the language of today.

 WALL POSTER by People’s Talmud, hung in schools.

The Talmud is important, but no one should be paid to study it - opinion

It is rage-inducing to know that my money gets spent on stipends for boys in black hats to study for lifetimes issues like how certain physical attributes can be used as grounds for divorce.

 WOMEN AND men study at the women's 'beit midrash' in Migdal Oz.

Israeli archaeologists unearth building destroyed during Babylonian siege of Jerusalem

The building, dubbed 'Building 100', had once belong to an elite member of Jerusalem's society, until it was destroyed by fire in 586 BCE.

Representational image of fire raging during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel, the prophet in exile - opinion

Never again will we be corpses in a valley of dry bones but a living, thriving people.

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Israel among the most popular location-inspired name in US

The researchers examined the data on baby names from the past two decades to uncover the travel destinations that inspired parents to choose these names.

 Mother and baby

9 Adar: A call for constructive conflict among the Jewish people - opinion

The Beit Shammai-Beit Hillel confrontation must serve as a warning of what can go wrong when one group bulldozes legislation against the will of a major constituency.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin stands behind his chair next to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Knesset, last week. The Beit Shammai-Beit Hillel confrontation must serve as a warning to what can go wrong when one group bulldozes the passage of legislation, says the writer.

Nancy Pelosi and Rabban Gamliel: A Talmudic tale of succession - opinion

Much like Speaker Pelosi, the Talmud tells us that Rabban Gamliel rules the house of study, with an iron fist, and with a desire for unity. However, Rabban Gamliel takes this desire a step too far.

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announces that she will remain in Congress but will not run for re-election as Speaker after Republicans were projected to win control of the House of Representatives, on the floor of the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, US, November 17, 2022.

What is the value of arguing? - book review

Can the authors’ scenarios help navigate divisive, confusing hot topics?

 PALESTINIANS PASS the security barrier in Aida refugee camp, in Bethlehem this past February.

Tractate Yevamot and the overturning of Roe v. Wade

The decision of the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade does not sound all that Talmudic, when looked at in the context of Tractate Yevamot

 THE ‘JEWISH RALLY for Abortion Justice’ rally near the US Capitol in May. The rally, hosted by the National Council of Jewish Women, took place two weeks after the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Is Babylon once again rising from the ashes?

First-person: There is growing evidence the Iraqi government is serious about rebuilding this ancient wonder of the world.

Iraqis celebrate after UNESCO designated ancient city of Babylon as World Heritage Site in July of 2019

Meet the TikTok star making Daf Yomi relatable for millennials, Gen Z

Miriam Anzovin is the millennial TikToker making Gemara more accessible on one of today's leading social media platforms.

 Miriam Anzovin