The Bible backed up its exhortations to assist the poor with laws and practices that gave poor people a claim to a share of society’s wealth.

Gangsters, beggars, prostitutes and other inhabitants of Jewish Odessa.

A culmination of foreign and native influences.

A unique sound emanating from a unique place

Fran Drescher's show caused controversy for its portrayal of Jews.

Modern Jewish thinkers explore new dimensions of what Shabbat observance can mean.

A traditional perspective.

Medieval Jewish-Christian disputations.

The Jewish home takes center stage.

The Bible implies that God's choice of the Jews was random; later traditions made the Jews seem deserving of this privilege.