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During the late Second Temple period, Jews produced a vast body of diverse literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo of Alexandria's treatises, and w...

In episode 88 of Unorthodox, the hosts interview Jewish food columnist Joan Nathan about her cookbook "King Solomon's Table," which explores Jewish cooking w...

In this episode of The Promised Podcast, Allison, Noah, and Don explore the themes of sorrow, loss, and politics in Israeli discourse regarding bereaved fami...

Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, a prominent figure in Jewish thought, arrived in the United States in 1932 with his family, after leaving Berlin amidst restric...

A new Hebrew-German prayer book, 'Tehillat Hashem,' has been released in Berlin, marking the first such publication in over a hundred years. This significant...

In this episode of The Promised Podcast, Allison, Don, and Noah discuss the controversial issues surrounding Marwan Barghouti, a convicted terrorist and poss...

Marisa Scheinfeld's journey through the Borscht Belt, once a vibrant Jewish American vacation destination in New York's Catskills, is captured in her book, "...

The Forward Archives, founded in 1897, contain a wide range of historical material in Yiddish and English. The Forward, a Jewish media organization, has had ...

The Vatican Library houses a collection of richly annotated Bible manuscripts, shedding light on the way people in the Middle Ages engaged with the text. The...

The article discusses the forgotten tragedy of the pogroms in the Russian Empire between 1917 and 1922, considered by some as a genocide, which resulted in t...

WWE entertainer Paul Heyman, who is Jewish and has a personal connection to the Holocaust through his mother, recited a few lines of the Kaddish prayer to sy...

The Letters section of the Spring 2017 issue explores various aspects of Jewish culture and history. Raymond S. Hack reflects on his cousin Nathan Green's co...

In "The Sephardic Mystique," the focus is on the 19th-century German Jewish obsession with Sephardic culture, contrasting it to traditional Ashkenazic Jewish...

Professor Louis Feldman, remembered fondly for his unique teaching style and expertise as a Harvard-trained classicist, made significant contributions to the...

"Gur Alroey's book 'An Unpromising Land' focuses on the typical Jewish immigrants to Palestine in the early 20th century, highlighting that most were seeking...

Itamar Rabinovich's biography, "Yitzhak Rabin: Soldier, Leader, Statesman," provides a detailed account of Yitzhak Rabin's life and his impact on Israel's hi...

The article discusses the intersection of Judaism, Esperanto, and the life of Dr. Ludwig Zamenhof, a Jewish ophthalmologist who invented Esperanto as a unive...

Jonathan Levi's novel "Septimania" tells the story of Malory, a British organ-tuner who discovers he is a descendant of the Jewish exilarch of Baghdad, Charl...

Isaac Deutscher, a former Gerer Hasid who became a prominent Marxist journalist and historian, underwent a transformative journey from his Jewish roots to a ...

Hillel Halkin's book delves into the topic of love, death, and immortality, touching on ancient Israelite burial practices, the concept of Sheol as an afterl...

Saul Friedländer's memoirs, "When Memory Comes" and "Where Memory Leads," delve into his experience as a Holocaust survivor and his struggles with memory, id...

In "The Story of Hebrew," Lewis Glinert presents Hebrew as a language with a rich and complex history, detailing its survival and evolution over centuries. G...

The article discusses the upcoming movie "Red Sea Diving Resort," directed by Gideon Raff, which tells the story of Operation Solomon, a covert airlift in 19...

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook's views on culture and history reveal a nuanced perspective that transcends traditional categories like Modern Orthodoxy. While appr...

In a discussion on the Tel Aviv Review, Professor Itamar Rabinovich, former ambassador to the US and chief negotiator with Syria, talks about his new biograp...

The Book of Esther has different versions in Jewish, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant scriptures, impacting the portrayal of God's presence and the...

Soviet Jewish animators played a significant role in expressing Jewish themes through animation, unlike their American counterparts. The iconic Soviet charac...

Dr. Daniel Lee, a Second World War historian at the University of Sheffield, explores the unique situation of Jews in France and its North African colonies d...

Ahron Marcus, a fascinating figure largely unknown to many, was a prominent Hasidic scholar, Zionist pioneer, and expert in ancient Judaism at the turn of th...

Renowned historian Benny Morris delves into the Ottoman Empire's treatment of minorities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, culminating in the brutal...

Dr. Yael Sternhell from Tel Aviv University examines her book "Routes of War: The World of Movement in the Confederate South," focusing on how the movement o...

Dr. Simon Parizhsky, a Jewish literature scholar in Moscow, challenges misconceptions about the Soviet era and the post-Communist period regarding Jewish ren...

In "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the Ancient Marine Rhyme: A Study in Comparative Literature" by Yaakov Jaffe, the essay explores comparative literatu...

Ryan Bellerose, a Métis activist from Canada, argues for the indigeneity of Jews to the land of Israel by drawing on historical, archaeological, and genetic ...

Robert Goldenberg, a Professor Emeritus of Judaic Studies, explores Jewish rituals from the Hellenistic and Roman eras, highlighting that contemporary practi...

Drs. Abigail Jacobson and Moshe Naor discuss their book "Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine" in which they delve into t...

The article discusses the historical evolution of think tanks from their origins in Europe in the 800s to the formation of independent research groups in the...

This episode of Unorthodox presents personal reflections on President Trump's Executive Order on immigration and its perceived contradiction with Jewish valu...

"Isra Isle" by Nava Semel, now available in English, is a novel exploring alternate Jewish histories through three interconnected stories set on Grand Island...

The author reflects on their family's experiences during the Holocaust, particularly at the Majdanek concentration camp where their grandparents were impriso...

The text discusses the discovery and importance of the Aish Kodesh, a collection of sermons by Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro during the Holocaust. Dr. Gers...

Dr. Nadia Valman from Queen Mary, University of London has created a walking tour app that delves into the Jewish history of east London using the works of I...

The text discusses the anonymity and lack of names in the Book of Exodus (Shemot), particularly focusing on the character of Moses. His parentage remains und...

Jenna Weissman Joselit reflects on her career as a historian of American Jewry, underscoring the value and uniqueness of American Jewish experiences compared...

Dr. Josef Mengele, infamous for his cruel experiments on prisoners during the Holocaust, now has his remains utilized for teaching medical students at a Braz...

The text discusses the importance of teaching children about lesser-known civil rights heroes beyond Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks to provide a more ...

Moses Mendelssohn, an influential 18th-century Jewish philosopher, was celebrated for advocating Jewish rights, promoting modernity, translating the Bible in...

Daisy Abboudi, a historian of the Jewish community in Sudan, explores the lesser-known history of a brief Jewish presence in northeast Africa. This discussio...

The article discusses the challenge of maintaining a mistake-free transmission of the Torah within the Jewish nation despite human fallibility. It highlights...

In the Winter 2017 issue of "Letters," various topics are discussed by readers and responded to by authors. One reader praises a review of Cynthia Ozick's es...