Book Review | Studying Talmud with Beruriah

When the ancient rabbis had a question about the Torah—an important detail that seemed to be missing, an inconsistency between two passages, even a redundant word or verse—they would often solve the problem by writing a midrash, or story, filling in the missing piece or reconciling the seeming contradiction.

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The Best Jewish Podcasts Released This Year

We live in the Age of Information, and with so much new content coming out every day, boredom should never be an issue. However, if you are overwhelmed and don’t know where to start, we’ve compiled an entry point with some of this year’s best Jewish podcasts, which range from stories about the Holocaust and experiences in Israel to ancient texts and modern pop culture. If you are looking for a way to fill up some free time while learning something new, then here is a list of freshly released Jewish podcasts to immerse in.    The Refugee Report The Refugee Report is a podcast centered on informing the public about refugee issues around the world. This is an important topic for Jews because we ourselves have a detailed history of being refugees. Two episodes focus on the...

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Everything is Material: The Influence of Love, Loss and Humor in Fiction and Memoir with Susan Coll, Delia Ephron and Amy E. Schwartz—in celebration of the Moment-Karma Fiction Contest

Susan Coll, author of the novel Bookish People and Delia Ephron, screenwriter for movies like You’ve Got Mail and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and author of the memoir Left on Tenth: A Second Chance on Life, discuss the influence of love, loss and humor in the creative writing process. In conversation with Moment book & opinion editor Amy E. Schwartz. A special literary event celebrating the Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest celebration.

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