(RNS) — Everyone fears a shrew, but we rarely try to understand them. Modern theater makers are consistently troubled about ...

Even the Jewish laws prohibiting lashon hara in strong terms, have exceptions. The sages of the Talmud knew that sometimes we need to know what’s going on, regardless of how we find out.

Instead of spending their free periods doing homework or hanging out with friends, Talia Beck and Jordana Bruckheimer like to talk about what they learned that day in Talmud. It’s a ...

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives.