Judaism

Gabriel, the archangel in charge of Heaven’s heavy lifting

Though they were both among the leading scholars in their field, Gershom Scholem had some fascinating critiques of his contemporary, Harry A. Wolfson

In his own words, what does a new library for the Jewish world in Jerusalem mean?

How the biblical figure of Naamah evolved into a terrifying demon that rises from the depths of the sea to seduce the men of the world

How did the pointed hat of European aristocracy become an anti-Jewish Symbol? And was it the forerunner of the modern skullcap?

The story of how Gershom Scholem’s Talmud set finally found its way to the National Library of Israel

When cholera ran rampant, saving lives superseded all else

“Guide me in your truth and fulfill me from its delights”

How did we come to celebrate the New Year in the fall when in the Bible it was celebrated in the spring? And what is the origin of the first month’s peculiar name?

Photographer Myriam Tangi on her ground-breaking photographic essay, “Mehitza: Seen by Women”, which began in 2003 and spanned multiple continents