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Seeking the living soul of our sacred texts.

A creative interpretation yields a valuable lesson about the vital importance of Torah to the Jewish people.

The power of the final plagues.

The name Gershom, and the word for Hebrew, Ivri, carry a message about what it means to be Jewish.

Produced in Poland and America, Yiddish film captured the diversity and richness of the Yiddish-speaking world.

Mel Brooks' humor springs from Jews' outsider status and history of persecution.

Despite the Jewish dominance of Hollywood, Jewish filmmakers were not always comfortable portraying Jewish themes on screen.

They are filled with ethnic and religious objects--and everyday objects imbued with special meaning.

Jews had a hand in writing nearly all the great musicals of the 1930s and '40s.

The two pillars of Jewish life.

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, asks important questions that address the theological crisis following the Jewish exile.

Those who returned from Babylonia sought to reclaim Judah's former glory, despite major challenges.