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Jews in North Africa and Egypt
New, more fanatical Muslim rulers caused the quality of Jewish life in North Africa and Egypt to deteriorate during the 12th and 13th centuries.
Jewish Language and Poetry
Arabic was the spoken and written tongue of the Jews in the medieval Muslim empire, a fact that encouraged cultural exchange and the development of new forms for Hebrew poetry.
Women Rabbis: A History of the Struggle for Ordination
While the Reform movement was theoretically in favor of women's ordination as far back as 1922, it was not until 50 years later that the first women was ordained as a rabbi in North America.
Passover (Pesach) In the Community
Although the central ritual of this festival is the home seder, there are a number of rituals that are observed within the wider community.
Sephardic Jews in Amsterdam
Amsterdam became a haven for Jewish refugees from the Inquisition.
Jews in Palestine
The accumulation of disasters in the Middle Ages--expulsions, crusades, and the Black Death, to name a few--inspired a steady stream of Jewish immigration to the Holy Land.
