History

Today is the yahrzeit of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov — who, on our site, earns the epigraph The Man who ...

In the aftermath of the third debate, our friend Sarah Lefton, the person behind all those Jews for Jeter t-shirts, ...

Earlier today, Tamar called out the Hasidic community in Williamsburg for, well, defacing advertisements for restaurants that are seen as ...

According to the L.A. Times, Lebanon is planning to sue the nation of Israel in international court because, in their ...

Most people think science, physics, or crazy hair upon hearing the name of Albert Einstein. But I’m always reminded how ...

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is an old-school organization in the very best sense. It’s BIG (the largest ...

Please please please please please say this isn’t true.An anti-Semitic blog is claiming that Sarah Palin is *gasp* Jewish.Normally, you ...

It’s that time of year again. That time when I can’t decide whether to stand with my holy-but-barbaric brothers and ...

Our good friends at the Jewish Publication Society have recently published a fantastic new book.  Since WWII, Jewish armed servicemen/women ...

Rabbi David Ellenson gives a broad historical overview on “How Modernity Changed Judaism�. (Institute for Global Jewish Affairs) A memoir ...