Jewish History

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Agriculture in Israel

Agriculture plays a huge role in Israel's society.

Greetings from Constantinople

A Sephardic Jew records his impression of the city and its Jewish inhabitants in the twelfth century.

Jewish Moneylending

The profitable money business between Jews and Christians often became tense.

The Church and the Jews

A survey of Church issues relevant to Jews, including papal attitudes and actions and the enactments of ecclesiastical councils

Jewish Education in Muslim Lands

In Muslim countries, Jewish boys learned the whole range of Jewish and secular subjects.

The Talmud on Trial

Medieval Jewish-Christian disputations.

The Almohads

The seizure of power in the Maghreb by a fanatical sect disrupted the relations between Muslims and Jews.

People of the Book

Muslim-Jewish relations in the Middle Ages.

The Israeli Supreme Court

The highest court in the land stands up to the government policy and second-guesses parliamentary regulations.

What Palestinians Think of Suicide Bombing

While some Palestinian intellectuals condemn it, the tactic remains popular in Palestinian society.

Suicide Bombings in Israel

The Second Intifada brought with it a wave of suicide bombings by Palestinians against Israeli civilians.

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