Jewish History

This past weekend, Jews began, once again, to read the Torah cycle. As most people know, the Torah scroll itself ...

Guest blogger Rabbi Jennifer Krause is the author of The Answer: Making Sense of Life, One Question at a Time.With ...

Prior to the High Holidays, the New York Board of Rabbis previewed its official Jewish New York History and Heritage ...

-The 2007 “Corruption Perceptions Index” shows a modest improvement for Israel over 2006. (Haaretz) -The latest survey of Israeli attitudes ...

MJL contributing writer Jessica Kraft has just launched a website featuring the contemporary ketubot that she designs for soon-to-be married ...

Lots has been put out there in the Jewish world (particularly the blogging community) about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit ...

-Moshe Elad argues that cutting off Gaza electricity would give the Palestinians a propaganda bonanza: “every natural death of an ...

I’ve been woefully under-engaged with the Democratic presidential campaigns, but last night I got a free ticket to Barack Obama’s ...

Yesterday New Jersey officials confirmed that a swastika covering several acres was cut into a field in Washington Township. Police ...

My ancestors were Bobover hasidim, but my interest in this story comes mostly from the American in me. This is ...

One of the key examples brought to question the integrity of Israeli democracy is the JNF’s policy of only selling ...

-A Miami Reform shul has sold time-shares in its Torah: “For a one-time gift of $1,800, donors can sponsor a ...