A former rabbi, Solomon Friedman, is trying to fix Pornhub. That's actually not as weird as it sounds — but it does feed conspiracy theories.

Not embarrassing or humiliating those we give tzedakah is primely important in the Torah and the Talmud. Deuteronomy 15:10 cautions, “Your heart shall not be grieved God is beside him.” ...

There is something strange and unexplained about Tzedakah ... All of these are nice guesses, and some are very appealing, but I am still wondering why in the 20 volumes of my huge Talmud, ...

Jewish Arts Collaborative’s “Be the Change” challenges artists to be “artivists,” as Laura Mandel, JArts’s executive director, puts it in a video, and to use public art to raise ...

This tzedakah box made from an up-cycled record album cover is eco-friendly, so it’s good for the community – and the environment. Of course, I don’t encourage you to sacrifice a prized ...

Beginner and intermediate Talmud courses are back on the course schedule for undergraduate students at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, after an uproar over their cancellation.

There is a folk saying in the Talmud: “Tzedakah saves one from death.” I always thought of it as wishful thinking or superstition. But now I know it is true. My husband, Richard Siegel, died ...

The Talmud, the book of Jewish law, is one of the most challenging religious texts in the world - so why are more people reading it than ever? BBC Homepage Skip to content ...

It is not mentioned in the Talmud’s brief discussion of the origins of birkat hamazon (Brakhot 48b), and it appears for the first time in the medieval Mahzor Vitri (83).

There is a coin on the bimah, presumably from one of the tzedakah boxes, said Chaim. It's likely from the box for the shul, since it was near it, but I can't say for sure. What should I do with the co ...

Avram Mlotek, Orthodox, Co-Founder of Base Hillel: The idea of a Talmud itself is the greatest lesson Jews may learn from its vast text. We live in a time where we often speak only within our echo ...