“The establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine will be a blessing to the whole world.”
Natan Sharansky’s First Seder
The Haggadah’s words were felt as KGB agents surrounded them. Later he would “celebrate” Passover in the Gulag
“Different Nights”: Alice Shalvi Recounts Passover During & After the War
One Seder during WWII – and one right after – left an indelible mark on the renowned educator and activist
How Does Dara Horn Get Ready for Seder?
The celebrated author and her family prepare a vast interactive performance…
Celebrating Passover… as the Ambassador to Egypt
“…we felt it would have been strange to hold a Seder in Egypt”
His Sugar Cube Vaccine Beat Polio. Then He Took a Shot at Middle East Peace
Albert Sabin may be less famous than Jonas Salk, but he probably shouldn’t be
A Brief Blinken Family History: From Pereiaslav to DC and Back
US secretary of state’s immigrant ancestor was a trailblazing Yiddishist, as well as a carpenter and masseuse
The Less Famous Scholem? Meet Gershom’s Brother, Werner
The renowned Kabbalah scholar’s brother chose a very different path, at one point leading the German Communist Party
Priests, Rabbis and Sweets: A Bold Approach to Interfaith Relations
The 19th century words and efforts of Rabbi Israel Moshe Hazan
One of the World’s Oldest Esther Scrolls Comes Home
Mid-15th century Iberian megillah now at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem and online
