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Talmud

Judge Amy Coney Barrett is nominated to the US Supreme Court by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House, Sept. 26, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Olivier Douliery-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inReligion

Amy Coney Barrett needs a Talmudic view of the Constitution

William Kolbrener by William Kolbrener October 27, 2020
The Golden Calf, as seen in the 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
Posted inOpinion

Your political opponent is not an idol worshipper

Rabbi Leon A. MorrisRabbi Zvi Hirschfield by Rabbi Leon Morris and Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield September 29, 2020
Jordan Rosenblum is a professor of Jewish studies and art history at the University of Wisconsin. (Photo/Courtesy Rosenblum)
Posted inReligion

Lecture on booze as a gateway chug into rabbinic thinking

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
an old man with a beard holds a volume of Talmud
Posted inObituaries

Adin Steinsaltz, acclaimed scholar who made the Talmud more accessible, dies at 83

by Ben Harris and JTA August 7, 2020August 7, 2020
two screenshots from sefaria. one shows a page of talmud sanhedrin, the other shows the beginning of the US constitution.
Posted inReligion

After digitizing the Talmud, Sefaria seeks to do the same to democracy

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA July 14, 2020July 14, 2020
Jesse Freedman's "The Talmud" draws inspiration from the Jewish canon and Chinese martial art films. (Photo/Courtesy of Freedman)
Posted inCulture

Talmud and kung fu movies come together in new play

Josefin Dolsten by Josefin Dolsten and JTA September 11, 2019
From the cover of "Fragments of the Brooklyn Talmud" by Andrew Ramer
Posted inBooks

Exploring the remains of a Talmud from 160 years in the future

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky March 6, 2019June 25, 2019
A smoky view of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Nov. 15, 2018
Posted inReligion

UPDATED: Will this Oakland rabbi’s three-day fast bring the rains?

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky November 20, 2018November 21, 2018
From the cover of "The Talmud: A Biography" by Barry Scott Wimpfheimer
Posted inColumns

Three books to put you through (Jewish) law school

Howard Freedman by Howard Freedman September 14, 2018
A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.
Posted inEducation

Schools need to ask: What’s the end goal of education?

Rabbi Darren Kleinberg by Rabbi Darren Kleinberg September 13, 2018

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