The Jews of Italy

Jews have been present on the Italian peninsula from the time of Judah Maccabee.

Popular Klezmer: Pushing the Envelope

With klezmer's popularity on the rise, artists have taken it in new--and sometimes "controversial"--directions.

Seeing Bigger

Travel in your mind to the top of our atmosphere, where Earth’s envelope of life-giving oxygen and nitrogen blends into the cold vacuum of ...

Magnifying Life

Two weeks ago I wrote about the tragic loss of little Ayelet Galena z”l. I discussed how one young life ...

Obsession in Blue

We admit it, we are obsessed with blue. Also with seashells and snails. Our house is filled with skeins of ...

The Darker Side of Hanukkah

Some different--and surprising--stories about how the Maccabean revolt began.

Blacks and Jews Entangled

The complicated history of Black-Jewish relations in America.

Secular Zionism

From religious idea to secular ideology.

The Nosher’s 10 Most Popular Recipes of 2023

From a 2,000-year-old meatball recipe to a kugel with a twist.

Judaism After Communism

Jewish life flourishes both in and outside the former Soviet Union.