Babylonian Talmud

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong - comment

A response to Haggai Segal, whose recent column in Makor Rishon branded the world's largest Jewish community as disloyal for not making aliyah.

 CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?
 KIKAR YONI, Yoni Square in Jerusalem, is named for the heroic Netanyahu brother who fell in the 1976 raid on Entebbe.

This week in Jewish history: Yoni and Entebbe raid, Law of Return passed

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement at the Weizmann Institute, which was hit in an Iranian missile attack in Rehovot last week. Netanyahu faces a unique opportunity to return the favor to the descendants of Cyrus, says the writer.

Three requests Netanyahu should keep in mind when handling Iran - opinion

 WHOSE LIFE comes first?

Parashat Behar-Bechukotai: Live and let live 


Archaeological discovery helps prove Babylonian conquest of Israel

The current find is one of the oldest and perhaps the most prominent in its historical significance, as the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem is a major moment in Jewish history.

This is one of the Scythian type arrowheads found in the destruction layer from 587/586 BCE

Marathon Talmud study session unites national-religious community

Some of the most senior rabbis in the national religious community participated in the study session.

Rav Druckman with Mr. Kurt Rothschild.

Discovered Roman-era pool could be 'the krona of Tzipori' from Talmud

May serve as proof for the existence of a famous ancient Jewish bathing site.

The newly discovered Roman-era pool in Tzipori

People’s Talmud launches online

The new resource will contain 7,000 entries from the pages of the Talmud to make the wisdom of the ancient Jewish text accessible and relevant to all.

 People’s Talmud creator Gedaliah Gurfein exhibits his repository of Talmudic wisdom at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America this week.

Bringing the synagogue to the stage

The A’irra Shachar concerts feature four styles of bakashot.

Maimon Cohen

Halacha matters: Fighting the dark after the festival of light

Growth, transformation and renewal can take place on numerous levels only when we appreciate that transitions are often an opportunity.

SKIERS RIDE a ski lift on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights

Remembering Baghdad

The exodus of the Jews from many parts of the world is frequently and sadly sometimes a precursor for other forced migrations.

AN IRAQI RESIDENT walks past an old building destroyed during an electrical fire in Baghdad in 2011.

Korea: Time for action

The Jerusalem Post

Double, double toil and trouble: Exploring modern-day witches

People may buy into magic in private, but many sectors of the modern world don’t tend to embrace such beliefs, viewing them as ridiculous or weak.

Age-old superstitions: Amulets and talismans from the ‘Angels and Demons Jewish Magic Through the Ages’ exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem.