The three angels charged with safeguarding newborn babies and their mothers
Robinson Crusoe in the Languages of the Jews
How the classic English novel spread throughout the Jewish world and its many languages
Ben-Gurion: Prayer is Self-Deception
Israel’s first Prime Minister reveals: I do not envy soldiers who pray. A unique glimpse into David Ben-Gurion’s inner philosophy
Latkes, Hanukkah Donuts and the Head of Holofernes
What did Jews eat on Hanukkah throughout the generations? When did the sufgania come along? And what were latkes made of before potatoes reached Europe in the 16th century?
A Great Miracle Happened Where? The Origin of the Dreidel
Four Hebrew letters – Nun, Gimel, Hei, and Pei – tell the story of our people. But did you know that the dreidel was not originally a Jewish custom?
The Life of Abraham: Scenes from Hebrew Manuscripts
The trials and tests of Abraham the Patriarch have been explored time and again in Western art and literature
The Return of the Lost Siddur of the Jews of Catalonia
Following years of work, we take a look at a reconstructed medieval prayer book used by the Jewish communities of Catalonia, Valencia and Majorca
Asking Forgiveness from Baruch Spinoza
One of the greatest Jewish philosophers of all time? Or a heretic? The story of Baruch Spinoza
The Jewish Gangster Who Founded a Gambling Desert Paradise
Benny “Bugsy” Siegel hoped to transform the little-known town of Las Vegas into the gambling capital of the world
The Letter of Apostasy: Maimonides as a Refugee
A glimpse of the Letter of Apostasy (“Iggeret HaShmad”) sent by Maimonides as a message to Jews who were forced to convert to Islam and now wished to return to Judaism
