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Righteous Gentiles and Holocaust Rescuers

Some non-Jews stood up to the Nazis, and helped their Jewish neighbors, despite grave dangers.

Some groups of Jews organized to fight the Nazis.

How is Jewish identity defined?

All about the grace after meals.

Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.

Israeli-Palestinian relations dominate the headlines.

The many ethnic and religious subgroups within the Jewish community.

Do Jews believe in magic?

Dreaming was a major source of prophetic insight in the Torah, but Jewish texts also betray a certain anxiety about dreaming.

A look at some numbers — from seven to 18 to 613 — that have Jewish significance.

Israel history, 1967-1980.

Building a new nation.