The Jews of Brownsville, Brooklyn, fought back when a principal at a public school taught about sectarian views.

How Karaite law dictated who was considered "marriageable."

I feel at home at this synagogue because I have never been made to feel like a token.

Where to find the best challah, babka and rye from coast to coast.

How this festival became a time for merriment and satire.

Her face turns green, and her eyes bulge.

Foolish Babylonians.

Desserts are part of the ever-developing Israeli cuisine, and like everything else in Israel, desserts too have their story.

The war against Midian teaches that when Israel does fight wars, they must fight with compassion and a minimum of casualties.

The Rabbis used requirements and prohibitions to shape a Shabbat experience in which creative activity is set aside to make time for matters of the spirit. Second of two parts.