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 ...

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Just prior to the Simchat Torah holiday, Arutz Sheva and Echad L'echad are running a special campaign to strengthen learning and support those who choose to learn Torah for several years in order to ...

If you ask your rabbi if you should move to Eretz Yisrael, depending on who you ask, you can get a wide variety of answers. The classic American Yeshivish approach has generally been: “Wherever you’ll ...

Rabbi Sarah Mulhern has been delighted by how many young Jews are looking for wisdom from ancient texts. “Who would have thought millennials and Gen Z-ers would be knocking on my door to learn Torah ...

This past Sunday, Jews worldwide celebrated a milestone siyum, marking the conclusion of the Fortieth Rambam study cycle. By learning three chapters per day, one completes the Rambam’s entire Mishneh ...

It’s the end of summer 2014. Rosh Hashanah is approaching, and with it the finale of the seven-year shmita cycle, a time when agricultural land lies fallow in Israel, perennials are harvested, and ...

There are no coincidences in life. On June 14th I attended a conference of Temech, an organization whose goal is to help haredi women achieve financial independence through guidance in building their ...

The Mechina Beis Medrash was vibrant and full of energy, truly something special to witness. Over 120 fathers joined their ...

Judaism isn’t just transmitted from one generation to the next passively, it is transformative, especially when learned with a partner In the whirlwind of life, there’s something profoundly ...

Women deserve to learn Torah and male gatekeepers do not get to decide whether women in Australia should have access to such courses or not. ‘Dear Nomi,” began the email from the esteemed rabbi, “it ...

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 ...