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Modern approaches to textual analysis are more than pursuits of mundane truths; they become part and parcel of the pursuit of uncovering the meaning of life that is at the heart of Torah study. The ...
Called the Acheinu WorldWide Jewish Unity Program, the initiative is being spearheaded by Rabbi Reuven Taragin and will see Jews from 50 countries read the entire Mishna. A new initiative has been ...
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The Society for Mishnah Study/Chevrah Lomdei Mishnah Commissions Torah scholars to complete a course of designated Mishnah study for the merit of their dear departed. Also arranges tractates of Talmud ...
(MENAFN- GetNews) The mission of all Jews is to amass as many merits during their lifetimes as possible to earn eternal bliss. A sacred Jewish tradition is to study the Mishnah in the memory of a ...
The Bet El Yeshiva in Israel is offering a new service to pay tribute to loved ones who’ve passed away or fallen sick. Married students at the Bet El rabbinic institute will study mishnas to add merit ...
Hundreds of children and youth participated in a prayer session at the Western Wall, marking the start of the second cycle of the “Yizkor” program. This is the largest project of its kind in the world ...
(JTA) — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah, was ...
Sometimes scrutinizing ancient Jewish law reveals not just strictures and admonitions, but also benign acceptance and humaneness. Such is the conclusion of Fractured Tablets, Mira Balberg’s new book ...
The Mishnah was formed due to fear that the Jewish people would lose their unity and beliefs if they were not in the Holy City.
JTA — As an avid book collector who operates an independent Jewish press, Larry Yudelson was excited to learn that a new, annotated version of the Mishnah, the earliest compendium of Oral Torah, was ...