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Fruit trees cannot be destroyed in war, and the Jewish legal tradition takes this to be a paradigm for any act of despoliation.

From the Muslim-Arab conquests of the 7th century to the appearance of modern ideas in the 1,000 years later.

The Jewish people's traditional language has a storied past.

The proper observance of Yom Kippur, including repentance and introspection, should bring us nearer to God all year long.

Why do bad things happen to good people?

The People of the Book have created a sizable corpus of secular prose and poetry.

During World War II, the Nazis established more than 400 ghettos for the purpose of isolating and controlling the Jews.

Jews fought back against the Nazis in ghettos, forests and camps.

How the Nazis planned and executed the systematic murder of European Jewry.

Though he died decades before the State of Israel's establishment, he is considered the country's founding father.

How emancipation, nationalism, capitalism and liberalism affected the Jews.

Their rule falls short of expectations.