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Summary of Tractate Chagigah

The pilgrimage festivals, ritual purity and cosmological speculation about the origins of the universe.

Chagigah 27

Walking through fire.

Who Was Asenath Barazani?

Asenath Barazani (also spelled Asnat or Osnat) led a yeshiva in 17th century Kurdistan.

Chagigah 26

Unrepentant thieves.

History of the Jews of Ukraine

Once Europe's largest Jewish community, Ukraine has had a major influence on the development of Ashkenazi Jewish culture.

Chagigah 24

Close encounters of the fourth kind.

Chagigah 23

The consequences of a broken sandal.

Quotes from the Jewish Bible about Peace

The Hebrew Bible has no shortage of beautiful expressions about yearning for peace.

Chagigah 22

Toward Jewish unity.

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