The link Maimonides found between confession and repentance.

Jewish literature flourished in Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th century.

A Renaissance composer who applied the conventions of choral music to Jewish liturgy

The Jewish national poet.

The writings of the "Hafetz Hayyim," Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan.

What you need to consider as you go "shul shopping."

Jewish film festivals are wildly popular--and for some moviegoers, are a major expression of their Judaism.

A history of the Zionist movement in the Soviet Union.

Understanding the world in which Christianity developed helps understand Christian beliefs.

Sept. 11 and the Second Intifada in Israel interrupted years of improvement in Muslim-Jewish relations.