The Forward

An uptick in women’s Talmud study – courtesy of Zoom, podcasts and online tools

It is just after 5 a.m. in Perth, Western Australia, when Debbie Posner logs on to the All Daf App to begin her day by studying Talmud. Despite the distance and remoteness of her location – some ...
WUNC

Orthodox Jewish Women Take A New Lead In Talmud Study In Israel

Orthodox Jewish women are increasingly joining a custom called Daf Yomi, Hebrew for "daily page," which involves reading a page a day of the Talmud, a centuries-old, multivolume collection of rabbinic ...
Jewish Journal

Daf Yomi Fever: How Daily Talmud Study Is Sweeping the Nation

After a barrage of anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, January 2020 arrived with a burst of #JewishandProud energy. People gathered at rallies, began to wear their Magen David necklaces and donned their ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Yeshiva University says it’s committed to women’s Talmud study amid uproar over canceled courses

A petition asked the Modern Orthodox university not to curtail lessons for women in one of Judaism’s most fundamental texts. (JTA) — The future of Talmud study for women at Yeshiva University remains ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

British chief rabbi disinvited from London event marking completion of Talmud study cycle

Ephraim Mirvis angered some segments of the Orthodox Jewish community in 2018 when he released a guide for Jewish day schools on how to support LGBTQ students. (JTA) — British Chief Rabbi Ephraim ...
NPR

Orthodox Jewish Women Take A New Lead In Talmud Study In Israel

Among devout Orthodox Jews, the intense study of Talmud is no longer just a man's world. Women are increasingly delving into this central religious work, and American expats in Israel are at the ...