Jewish History

These two institutions reflect the dynamism and the tensions in late antique Jewish society.

Revelations from God

For Jews, memory is not just individual, but also communal.

Holocaust history, memory and art.

Both faith communities have something to teach the other.

Many calamitous events are said to have occurred on Tisha B'Av.

Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?

After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.

This singular event presented profound theological challenges--and for some, shattered their belief in God.

Responding to the challenge of faith in a post-Holocaust world.

Nascent Christianity was one of several apocalyptic Jewish sects active during the Second Temple period.

The Jews of Medina rejected the prophecy of Muhammad.