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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
The Forward

Thousands gather to celebrate women’s Talmud study in Jerusalem

“Come in”: There’s Room Now for Women Too in Talmud Learning Ilana Blumberg On a cold night in Jerusalem, more than 3300 women and men gathered for the first public celebration of women’s Siyum HaShas ...