The traditional cycle of Talmud study, once largely the province of men, is attracting working mothers, educators and artists.

Mr. Fibber and Eddie Spaghetti, beloved characters created by poet-playwright Lea Goldberg in pre-state Israel, are given new life in fresh translations from comic publisher Fantagraphics.

Ilana Kurshan traces her journey through marriage, aliyah, divorce, re-marriage and motherhood through the framework of the daily study of a page of Talmud.