Rabbi Gilberto Ventura leads a unique Jewish community in Catania, Sicily, made up mainly of Bnei Anusim (descendants of Jews who were forced to hide their religious practice during the Spanish Inquisition).

In this fictional story, a synagogue mysteriously begins to expand, with the building seemingly consuming the parking lot and growing in size.

Simhat Torah, a day immersed in minhag (customs), has evolved over time from a Talmudic yom tov sheni of Shemini Atzeret into a festivity celebrating the completion of the Torah reading cycle.

As Yom Kippur approaches, traditions for getting right with God include tossing bread into water to symbolize sin washing away, abstaining from physical pleasures, swinging a chicken in a ritual of atonement, wearing white to signify purity, making amends with others, and kneeling before the Ark during prayers.

The text describes the author's experiences and reflections on Yom Kippur in various settings, from a synagogue in Jerusalem to a small gathering in a suburban neighborhood.

After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Beth Israel congregation faced immense challenges with their synagogue heavily damaged.

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 the Hebrew Bible created by Aharon ben Asher and Shlomo ben Buyaa in the 10th century.

A person recounts their first experience of Simchat Torah before officially converting to Judaism.