judaism

Naming a child can reflect ancestry, associations with the baby's arrival, and hopes and dreams for his or her future.

Christianity has a long history in the Land of Israel.

A changing organization for a changing student body.

New information about the economic and religious lives of medieval Jewish women.

An Italian Jew records his impressions of Cairo and its Jews in the late fifteenth century.

Even when times are tough, we still must give.

Translated by Rabbi Amy Eilberg

Two spies tour Jericho.

The Talmudic approach to the sciences, from astronomy to botany.

Historical events and the development of mysticism leave their mark on this festival.