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Court Jews

Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.

Philip Roth

A review of the Jewish satirist's long career in fiction.

Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakk

They struggled to reconcile the words of earlier prophets.

Pe’ah: The Corners of Our Fields

Rabbinic commentators interpreted the law of leaving the corners of one's field for those in need in light of their own concerns about the poor.

A History of Brit Milah

Shifting views and philosophies about the Jewish practice of circumcising baby boys on the eighth day of life.

Judaism and Anthropology

Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.

Mahzor Contents: A Guide to the High Holidays Prayers

The High Holiday prayer book emphasize the themes of the Days of Awe — introspection and repentance

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.

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