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Clearing up myths about these Eastern European villages where Jews lived.

An introduction to the parts that make up a synagogue sanctuary.

Halakhah is the "way" a Jew is directed to behave, encompassing civil, criminal and religious law.

The most widely read Jewish Bible commentator, he also wrote a running commentary to the Babylonian Talmud.

The third section of the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, includes poetry, philosophy, history and stories.

These 150 Hebrew poems are central to Jewish prayer and the inspiration for countless forms of creative expression in Western culture.

A modern emphasis on peer-guided text study--an approach with ancient roots--reflects new social realities in the world of traditional Jewish learning.

Images of earth and air co-mingle in this Jewish painter's enduring work

Ashkenazi "Old Country" music found new life in America in the late 20th century.

The rabbis of the Talmud designated specific female roles and activities, and were wary of women's nature, but they also tempered biblical laws that caused hardships for women.

In the Bible, women are sometimes portrayed as men's equals and other times as men's subordinates — or property.

While all Jews have roots in the Middle East, Mizrahi Jews never left it.