In how we build our house, at G-d’s command, we set aside our doorpost on which we affix a mezuzah. In summary, every Jewish eccentricity, every Jewish deviation from mundane human behaviour ...
14) that DNA analysis has revealed that Columbus was a Sephardic Jew. Rumors of this have been floating around the Jewish world for a long time — long enough for us to wonder: Is it true?
A recent book on Jewish identity before and after Zionism shows the limitations of a progressive critique that doesn’t truly account for the experience of Palestinians. German Jewish refugees ...
Sirens sounded into the night on Friday in northern Israel as many Israelis began observing Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar. The Israeli military ...
Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...
She is also the person who encouraged me to lean into my Jewish faith. When we first moved into this residence, we affixed a mezuzah on the doorpost with our family present. Now, as we prepare to ...