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How Coca-Cola Became Kosher

While the iconic soft drink has been on the market since 1886, only since 1935 has it been certified kosher, including for Passover.

My Wife, My Sister

Three times in Genesis, wives are "passed off" as sisters.

The Balfour Declaration Full Text

Britain declares its support for the establishment of a Jewish national home in Palestine.

What Is Herem?

The traditional ban separating a person from the Jewish community.

Albert Einstein

The genius physicist's Jewish activism, while less famous than his theory of relativity, was significant.

Ask the Expert: Egg Donors

Must the donor be Jewish for the child to be recognized as Jewish?

The Book of Judges

The cycle of sinning and redemption.

The Book of Joshua

Leading the Israelites into the Promised Land.

Shomer Negiah, the Prohibition on Touching

The term refers to someone who refrains from physical contact with members of the opposite sex.

Jewish Cookbooks

A history from the traditional to the treyf.

Harry Houdini

The world's most famous magician, whose real name was Erich Weisz, was the son of a rabbi.

Antiochus

An in-depth view of the Greco-Syrian emperor in the story of Hanukkah.

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