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Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Court Jews
Court Jews were purveyors who provided food, fodder, and munitions to the European courts in return for special privileges.
Holocaust, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
One Voice Speaks for Six Million
The uses and abuses of Anne Frank's diary.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live
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.
Beliefs & Practices, Science and Ecology, Study, Tzedakah
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.
Birth, Brit Milah, Live, Newborn Ceremonies
A History of Brit Milah
Shifting views and philosophies about the Jewish practice of circumcising baby boys on the eighth day of life.
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Science and Ecology, Study
Judaism and Anthropology
Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.
Israel, Israel History, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jewish History, Modern Israel, Study
The Second Intifada Begins
In September 2000, a new wave of violence erupted.
Celebrate, High Holidays, Pray, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur
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
Holocaust, Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Study
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.