Professor Lisa Fishbayn Joffe explores the Jewish history and traditions that value and celebrate motherhood. In a new book, scholar Daniel C. Matt '72 traces Elijah's transformation from a zealous ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim is all about joy, family and serving the community. Here are some common traditions that are ...

So for some it probably meant no more than what it would be like to live in a modern city with a very mixed culture. For others, however, for other people in the Jewish tradition, it probably was ...

Zionism, Prof. Yitzhak Conforti shows, represents a continuation of an ethnic Jewish community that sustained its ...

Jewish American Heritage Month highlights Jewish Americans’ contributions to the nation. This year, Desert Foothills Library ...

Discover how astrology in Jewish tradition evolved from sacred texts to AI, blending ancient wisdom with cutting-edge ...

Introduction to Jewish Culture Explores the development and expressions of ... Discusses issues pertaining to secularism and tradition; diasporas and homelands; modernity and questions of identity ...

The cuisine of the Ashkenazi Jews who lived in Central and Eastern Europe before 1939 drew inspiration from a variety of culinary traditions – much like the cuisine of other Jewish ethnic groups. If ...

Traditional ritual clothes, paintings, objects and photos telling about national traditions of the Jewish community of ...