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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 spring, Batsheva Learning Center will, G-d willing, publish its first annual journal of women's Torah insights—and we're ...

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 ...

Join us virtually for a series of conversations hosted by MCSJE core faculty members, in which leading scholars of Jewish education discuss what they have learned from their investigations of various ...

For years, I believed that serious Torah learning was for other people – the ones who could open a sefer without panic and read Hebrew without flinching. I didn’t think I could start this journey ...

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The enigmatic process of the sotah (Numbers 5:11-31) is found in this portion of the Torah. Many rationales have been used to explain this concept, but this week I would like to show how the sotah ...

Christmas Eve, known as Nittel Nacht to many, was traditionally a fearsome day for Jews. Now it’s an opportunity to spread kindness. (JTA) — In the modern era, holidays like Christmas and Easter are ...

Torah learning benefits the student in both this world and beyond. Mishna Zayin succinctly captures this: “Torah is great, for it grants life in this world and the next.” This dual reward underscores ...