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In a study of law and narrative in the Talmud, the text highlights the importance of seeking forgiveness from those one has wronged, stating that Yom Kippur ...

Marc Lee Raphael's "The Synagogue in America: A Short History" provides a concise and comprehensive look at the synagogue's evolution in the United States, d...

This text discusses the question of "Who is a Jew?" based on a sermon delivered by Abba Hillel Silver, a Reform rabbi and American Zionist leader in 1958. Si...

"He'arat Shulayim," directed by Joseph Cedar, is an Israeli film focusing on the tensions between father and son professors in the Hebrew University's Talmud...

The biography "By Faith Alone: The Story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital" tells the life story of Rabbi Yehuda Amital, the rosh yeshiva (dean) of Yeshivat Har Etzion ...

In August 1929, Arab riots in Jerusalem and Palestine resulted in the deaths of over 400 Jews, leading to a complex response in the Jewish community. The New...

In "The Hasidim: An Underground History," Israeli historian David Assaf delves into the sordid and often forgotten history of the Hasidic movement in the 19t...

The text discusses differing perspectives on political and religious developments in the Jewish world, focusing on critiques of figures like Lord Rabbi Jonat...

The text discusses the role of Arab Bedouins in World War I, particularly in the context of the British defense of the Suez Canal against the Ottoman Empire ...

"The Glatstein Chronicles" by Jacob Glatstein is a prophetic work of literature set in a Jewish sanatorium-resort in 1934 Poland. Glatstein, a Yiddish poet, ...

Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart is a dystopian novel set in a near-future America consumed by consumerism and obsessed with youth. The story fol...

Yehuda Amichai was a poet known for his playful yet melancholic style. He used figurative language in inventive ways, often connecting ordinary objects with ...

In 16th-century Safed, Rabbi Moses Hagiz recounts a tale of a Portuguese converso who, influenced by his Christian background, bakes loaves of bread as an of...

Eliaz Cohen, an Israeli poet and Religious Zionist living in the West Bank, addresses the challenge faced by settler-artists in his work. His poems, focusing...

The text discusses the author's journey from idealism to disillusionment in Israel, starting with a desire to make a difference in the country but ending in ...

In "A Curable Romantic" by Joseph Skibell, the novel delves into the life of Jakob Sammelsohn, an oculist in Vienna who encounters historical figures like Si...

In her book "The Kabbalistic Culture of Eighteenth-Century Prague," Sharon Flatto revisits the legacy of Ezekiel Landau, the Noda Biyehudah, challenging the ...

"Daniels Stein, Interpreter" by Ludmila Ulitskaya is a novel based on the life of Daniel Rufeisen, a Jewish man who converted to Catholicism and founded a Je...

"Hank Greenberg: The Hero Who Didn't Want to Be One" is a biographical book discussing the life of Hank Greenberg, a Jewish baseball player who achieved grea...

In 1785, Moses Mendelssohn, a prominent Enlightenment philosopher and a symbol of religious tolerance, found himself embroiled in a controversy sparked by Fr...

Irving Kristol was a prominent figure in neoconservatism, having transitioned through various ideological phases before settling on a neo-Orthodox Jewish per...

Jacqueline Rose's "The Question of Zion" explores the idea of a binational Arab-Jewish state advocated by thinkers like Martin Buber and Hannah Arendt, criti...

Leon Uris, an unlikely Jewish literary figure with limited education and no religious observance, wrote the novel Exodus in 1956 about the origins of the Sta...

The article discusses the current situation in the Middle East, questioning whether the Arab Spring has been hijacked by authoritarian regimes and if the Wes...

The article discusses Passover celebrations in Washington D.C., contrasting the Obama family's use of the traditional Maxwell House haggadah with the Roberts...

Vasily Grossman, a prominent Soviet writer, faced a tumultuous life shaped by Stalinism's repression, personal tragedies, and his dedication to depicting the...

Yehuda Avner's memoir, "The Prime Ministers," offers a detailed account of the early years of Israeli foreign policy and diplomacy. Avner, who worked as a sp...

Gilbert Achcar, in "The Arabs and the Holocaust," explores the role of Arabs during the Holocaust, arguing that most were not complicit in Nazi atrocities an...

Joan Nathan's "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France" delves into the complex and diverse world of Jewish-French culinary cul...

In "The Blessings of a B Minus," psychologist Wendy Mogel advises parents to delay conversations about college with their teens until 11th grade and focus on...

In this article, the author discusses the work of Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of Britain, who has sought to bridge the gaps between different...

Daniel Bell, a prominent figure among the New York intellectuals, emerged from a Jewish immigrant neighborhood with leftist influences. His book "The End of ...

The text discusses the aftermath of the uprising in Egypt, focusing on the symbolism of protesters cleaning up Tahrir Square as a sign of a desire for a new ...

Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian intellectual, went from a liberal nationalist to an Islamist figure, with his radical views detailed in works like "Milestones" whil...

The text discusses the independence in prayer in the Jewish community, particularly focusing on funding and critique of the independent minyan movement. One ...

The Middle East is experiencing significant unrest, with demonstrations and protests demanding change in various countries such as Tunisia and Egypt. While m...

Meir Shalev's book "Beginnings" delves into the Hebrew Bible with the aim of encouraging readers to rediscover the original text and make fresh personal disc...

A symposium discusses the revolutionary events in the Middle East since the Tunisian protests and their implications for Israel, exploring various books and ...

The author reflects on their attempts to study the weekly Torah reading with its commentaries and provides an overview of the main commentaries in Jewish bib...

In "That in Aleppo Once," the authors Hayim Tawil and Bernard Schneider discuss the historical journey of the Aleppo Codex, a significant annotated copy of t...

Solomon Schechter's discovery of the Cairo Geniza in 1896, a collection of discarded Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic manuscripts from the Ben Ezra Synagogue, reveale...

Stefan Zweig, an Austrian writer, wrote a letter to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law in 1941, expressing his fascination with Brazil. The letter, written...

"Nemesis" by Philip Roth is a departure from his usual style, focusing on a serious and somber tone rather than humor. The protagonist, Bucky Cantor, is a Je...

"Al Jaffee's Mad Life" by Mary-Lou Weisman is a biography of Abraham Jaffee, a cartoonist known for his work in MAD magazine. The book explores Jaffee's chil...

In "Seeds of Subversion," the author discusses the concept of the "non-Jewish Jew," as introduced by Isaac Deutscher. Deutscher argued that certain Jewish in...

The article discusses the debate over the two-state solution versus the one-state solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Prime Minister Net...

Anthony Grafton and Joanna Weinberg's study delves into the life of 16th-century French Huguenot classicist Isaac Casaubon, shedding new light on his scholar...

Abraham Joshua Heschel's 1953 speech highlighting the need for more meaningful prayer experiences serves as a backdrop for the rise of over sixty independent...

"Jocasta Speaks" discusses the memoirs of Pauline Wengeroff, a grandmother of modern Russian Jewry, and her portrayal of Jewish domestic life in 19th century...

Simon Dubnov, a prominent Jewish historian and public intellectual in Russia, explores the debates surrounding Jewish emigration from Russia in the late 19th...