Medieval Jews found religious tolerance and economic opportunity in Poland

Jewish life in Poland between the wars was characterized by both cultural dynamism and conflict.

Last week, I had the unique experience of driving to Demopolis, Alabama, (the recent subject of a Forward article about ...

In honor of World AIDS Day on December 1, we bring you a meditation on the connection between tzara’at, a ...

The post previously appeared on the MyJewishLearning/Jewish Book Council blog.Earlier this week, Wayne Hoffman wrote about a funny thing, the meaning behind ...

On Monday, Stacey Ballis wrote about Rosh Hashanah cooking. Her newest book, Good Enough to Eat, will be available September 7th.As I mentioned ...

Harvard Divinity School Distinguished Alumni honoree has worked to spread education and promote peace.

Jeremiah Lockwood is the frontsman, singer, and lead guitarist The Sway Machinery, a band that belts out roots, rock, blues, ...

For more Hanukkah recipes, click here and here!Hanukkah is all about the latkes, sufganiyot and all the other delicious fried ...

While on the surface, the last two posts on this blog from my colleagues, Laura Duhan Kaplan and Joshua Ratner, are about ...