“Talmud”

The anthology Rabbinical Literature in Yiddish and Ladino, edited by Katja Šmid, David M. Bunis, and Chava Turniansky contributes to the ongoing scholarly discussion on the relationship between vernacular and learned literatures in Jewish communities. 

Apr 08, 2026

What are the parallels between "Jewish conversation" and Talmudic discourse? Is there something inherently Talmudic about Jewish speech?

Jun 16, 2020

How can a political philosophy of anarchism emerge from Talmud study? Yankev Meir Zalkind, early twentieth-century Yiddishist, shows our readers how. 

Feb 27, 2019

Tova Benjamin talks with Eli Rosen, translator of Rhinoceros, about fascism, Talmudic tractates, Yiddish fluency, and going OTD.

Sep 20, 2017

A review of Efrat Gal-Ed's new biography of Itzik Manger. 

Oct 31, 2016