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This 16th-century text by Joseph Caro is the ultimate code of Jewish law.

These supernatural beings appear widely throughout Jewish texts.

A mystical musical prayer introduced by Hasidic Judaism.

Written by hand, a sefer Torah is produced according to strict specifications.

A famous songwriter whose novels and poems explored Jewish identity and spirituality.

This section of the Mishnah is one of the best-known and most cited of Jewish texts.

When an oppressed group massacres others.

The eruv is a boundary that allows observant Jews to carry needed things in public on Shabbat.

One of the most beloved writers of Yiddish literature, his work inspired the hit musical "Fiddler on the Roof."

Through centuries of exile, Jewish hopes and prayers were focused on the Promised Land.

The collective is an integral part of the Jewish experience.