The Silk Route: A Judaic Odyssey
One thousand seven hundred years before Marco Polo set out on his journey from Venice to China, Persian/Jewish traders pioneered the route from the Near East to Kaifeng, then the …
One thousand seven hundred years before Marco Polo set out on his journey from Venice to China, Persian/Jewish traders pioneered the route from the Near East to Kaifeng, then the …
The island of Curaçao is situated in the southern Caribbean about 40 miles north of the coast of Venezuela. It was discovered in 1499 by Alonso de Ojeda, one of …
When a title for these remarks was suggested to me some time ago in Madrid, I purposely refrained from asking whether the theme centered on the recent designation of Toledo …
One of the most famous of the Jewish notables of Moslem Spain was Samuel HaLevi, who is also known as Samuel HaNagid. Beginning life as a shopkeeper, Samuel HaLevi ultimately …
Text from “Seven-fold Betrayal”: The Murder of Soviet Yiddish zayn kop loykht-oyf mit zibn likhter ariber zibn mol farrat. er vert tsurik gezalbter dikhter oyf toytn dil fun kazamat.[1] [‘Seven …
This fast day stands out from the other three fasts related to the destruction of the Temples. It is so important because it marks the day when both Temples were …
It is customary to be joyful on Lag BaOmer. And though during the Counting of the Omer we observe some of the customs of mourning, on Lag BaOmer an exception …
Yom Hazikaron L’shoah V’l’giborah, or Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, takes place on the 27th of Nisan. It is often known simply as Yom HaShoah; “shoah,” Hebrew for destruction, …
One is required to read the Megillah at night, and then again during the day. The Megillah may be read all night till the coming of dawn. By day, the …
Every year on the fifth of Iyyar, Israel celebrates Israeli Independence Day to commemorate the founding of the state of Israel in 1948. All over Israel there are parties and …