Yoma is the sixth tractate of the Talmud, and it deals with the laws that govern Jewish observance of Yom Kippur in Temple times, many of them relevant to modern observance. The word “Yoma” means simply “the day” and this hints to the significance of Yom Kippur. It is an annual opportunity for the entire […]
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I have to admit, when I sat down to compose something about this final page of Tractate Yoma, my first impulse was to write something snarky — because this is the (ahem) climax of the entire tractate: A Tanna taught Rav Nahman: One who sees a seminal emission on Yom Kippur, his sins are forgiven. In the course […]
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Banner year for Tel Aviv City, Tech startups, and multinationals Tel Aviv, Israel/photo credit Yoav Aziz, Unsplash With a population of 460.000, Tel Aviv is home to 29% (2750 businesses) of all Israeli technology companies, 115 international R&D facilities, and 20 unicorn firms, 14 of them exceeding the $1 billion valuations in 2020 alone. According […]
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(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — In Sydney Taylor’s 1951 book “All-of-a-Kind Family,” a young girl says to her sister, “You’ll have to make up with her when Yom Kippur comes.” The dialogue is revolutionary. Few novels of the time — let alone one aimed at a children’s audience — would make so natural a […]
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