In daf yomi podcast Take One, Maharat Ruth Balinsky Friedman discusses the ideas of kashrut and gives a run-down on the process of acquiring new utensils and making old utensils kosher.

The role of communal and national identity is one which is key to resilience and survival. Karolyn Benger examines this theme as it appears in the story of Purim.

Coming into Adar after the National Day of Hate provides a new perspective into Purim. Rabbanit Alissa Thomas Newborn proposes ways in which we can extend the Day of Love into our tefillah on (Yom Ki)Purim.

The discussion around women reading megillah is a debate which has evolved over time. Ilana Gimpelevich offers an overview of how the opinions have changed over time and what the implications are.

Daf yomi, a systemic method of studying the entire Talmud, has made Torah study more accessible. Nomi Kaltmann examines the way in which daf yomi has empowered women.

The dialectic between the two halves of Sefer Shemot may seem stark, but in reality, there is an interplay between the Divine and the human. Dr. Susan Hornstein contemplates what each half contributes, and how the aron is the perfect symbol of it.

Yeshivat Maharat joins the SRE Network’s program to increase awareness of making the workspace a safe place.

Upon losing her father, Tali Aronsky reflects upon what it means to mourn an abusive parent and memorialize him.

Missouri parents, including Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, have taken to houses of legislation to advocate for their children and against legislation which seeks to limit transgender rights.

So much conversation around Purim focuses on salvation and feminism, but there is very little conversation around consent and autonomy. Naima Hirsch Gelman delves into what it means to read Megillat Esther and Parshat Mishpatim in a post-Roe era.