Evergreen
A Wandering People
Today's global migrants, like our peripatetic forebears, are suspended in the precarious place between a difficult past and a hopeful future.
Haftarah for Bamidbar
Though betrayed by Israel's unfaithfulness, God will reconcile with the people like a husband who cannot stop loving his wife.
Jon Stewart Highlights
His best Jewish jokes.
The Maryland Constitution and the “Jew Bill”
When only Christians were allowed to hold state office in Maryland.
George Washington’s Letter to Newport
Washington promises no sanction to bigotry, and no assistance to persecution.
The Jewish “Gentile” Governor of Utah
Simon Bamberger was the first non-Mormon governor in a state where even Jews are "gentiles."
The Massena Blood Libel
The "Blood Libel" accusation has been around for centuries, and it arose once again in Massena, New York, in 1928.
Louis “Lepke” Buchalter
Unlike more famous Jewish mobsters like Meyer Lansky, this notorious Brooklyn mafioso was put to death — and then almost forgotten.