Vast trove of medieval Jewish records opened up by AI

Researchers in Israel are hoping to make new discoveries about Jewish history by loading a digital database of manuscripts ...
Jewish Telegraphic AgencyOpinion

The blood libel never went away. Last week in Washington, D.C., it went viral.

A “Friendsgiving” protest featuring “Gaza’s Spilled Blood” echoed a slander that has sparked violence against Jews for ...
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Jewish sexuality shouldn't be a public spectacle

It is one of those persistent Jewish urban myths, and of course it’s not true. But, we live in a world in which Jews are news ...
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What ‘Wicked’ and the Talmud say about Jewish headwear

Musicals often center on outsiders striving to belong, and "Wicked," while not overtly Jewish, speaks to that experience.

Explore the traditions of Jewish Book Month while you wait for Hannukah

Before Hannukah, many have dubbed the lull in holidays as "Jewish Book Month." With so many excellent Jewish novels to ...
The New York Times

Rare 15th Century Jewish Prayer Book, Looted by the Nazis, to Be Sold

The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at least $5 million. By Nina Siegal In 1415, a scribe and an artist created a ...