Judaism

Learn about a Kabbalistic tradition that will tell you if you have been sealed in the Book of Life or Death following the High Holy Days.

You really should listen to your mother when she tells you not to read at the dinner table…

What is the Freudian complex behind the origins of this mysterious instrument? What is the shofar’s connection to the High Holy Days? And does it have anything to do with music?

“One becomes two, two becomes three, and out of the third comes the one as the fourth,” so goes the axiom of a sage of Alchemy, Mary the Jewess, quoted throughout the writings of the magical-science and as mysterious as the alchemical process itself.

At the start of their studies, children in Morocco went through a symbolic wedding ceremony to bond them forever with the Torah

This 500-year old map that depicts the destruction of the Temple as witnessed by Christians is a rare find.

In 1920 Rabbi Immánuel Lőw, the chief rabbi of the Hungarian city of Szeged was arrested by Hungarian authorities who interrogated and imprisoned him for a year.

How was the moon drawn by Jews throughout history?

With very few fresh ingredients at their disposal, the Jews created a plethora of dishes that took full advantage of the limited components that were available.