Ilana Kurshan is the author of If All the Seas Were Ink.
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In his new ‘biography,’ professor Barry Scott Wimpfheimer argues that the Talmud is more important now than it has ever been
Measuring a relationship in poems and tractates of Talmud
We’re commanded to be happy on Purim, and it turns out the acts required for proper observance—from donning costumes to celebrating with others—provide useful tricks for brightening moods year round
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