The first examples of medieval blood libel emerged in England in the mid 1100s. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew...
Jewish History and Culture
Trace Jewish life across millennia and continents, following communities shaped by faith, learning, migration, persecution, and cultural creativity. These histories reveal how Jewish people preserved identity while continually adapting to changing political and social worlds.
Murder is expressly forbidden in the Torah, as are human blood sacrifices. Introduction The term blood libel...
Jews were not passive. Instead, they actively fought the Nazis. Introduction In Nazi Germany, Hertha Reis, a...
Tu BiShvat has religious roots, but early Zionists embraced the day in new, more secular ways. Introduction...
It recounts the story of the Book of Esther to emphasize its Jewish owners’ identities as both...
How the bombing and its aftermath affected Atlanta’s Jews and people of color fighting for civil rights....
Israel is a land that beckons travelers of all faiths but Jewish and Christian visitors feel a...
The history of the ancient Hebrews is a difficult subject. Introduction Of the Bronze and Iron-Age cultures,...
The Jewish people are known as the ‘people of the Book’. Introduction This remarkable silver crown, lavishly...
The view, once ubiquitous, that Orthodox tradition is incompatible with LGBTQ+ identities is gradually shifting. Introduction Yeshiva...
It is estimated by the ancient historians Tacitus and Josephus that about 600,000 to 1,100,000 people died...
Ceremonial objects have long been an essential element of Jewish visual culture. Introduction From cradle to grave,...
Turning to wordless witnesses to learn more: pictures. Introduction The summer of 2022 marked the 80th anniversary of...
A collaboration between an advertiser and the famous coffee company produced the classic U.S. haggadah. Introduction For more...
There was a continuing rationale for the indefensible Christian conduct of the Middle Ages. Introduction Many of...
The “Unite the Right” rally and others echo sentiments of American antisemitism in the 19th century. Introduction...
Examining the significance of their intellectual contributions by uncovering the webs of meaning in which their work...
These women have had massive impacts on our laws and the advancement of human rights. Emma Lazarus...
Jewish practitioners participated in the exchange of knowledge between Christian and Muslim writers and practitioners. The Book...
A tombstone commissioned by a man in memory of his deceased mother, “Siporah daughter of Dan”. Everything...
Language about Jews in the medieval Good Friday liturgy often carried over into physical violence toward local...
Jews living in Europe were easy, early targets for Crusaders while life was comparatively tranquil in Islamic...
Jewish would-be artists began arriving in Paris in the decade before the First World War. Jews were...
These networks formed as a result of the dispersal of Jewish society over great distances starting in...
Jews were not welcomed everywhere in the colonies, but they established small communities. Not many Jews immigrated...
Hanukkah demands fewer religious rituals than most other Jewish observances. Golden Pixels LLC Despite the primacy of Christmas in American culture,...
In the United States, Hanukkah has gained much significance. Tercer Ojo Photography/Shutterstock.com Hanukkah is ranked one of Judaism’s minor...
Moses Mendelssohn (left) discusses theology with Johann Kaspar Lavater and Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, c.1800...
From the diary / Author provided “This imbecile has us especially close to his heart. He makes...
Young Jews praying at the Kotel, the Western Wall, in Jerusalem (Image © Bigstock/kirill4mula) There are approximately 175,000...