The only mentions of a sukkah in the Cairo Genizah refer to communal sukkot in synagogue courtyards. A fact that caused quite a bit of trouble.
In 1600, three scholars from completely different worlds met in the “New Venice” castle outside Prague. The meeting lasted three weeks and resulted in a Hebrew astronomy book, as well as in a lesson about the unifying power of love for the sciences and the quest for knowledge
Kabbalistic literature looked for ancient symbols through which it could express its daring innovations. It found such a symbol in the Menorah…
A glimpse into how artists across the ages have tried to depict the undepictable events at Mt. Sinai…
The 19th century words and efforts of Rabbi Israel Moshe Hazan
Mid-15th century Iberian megillah now at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem and online
“If God gave me the power to build a collection with little money, who am I to sell it?”
The sages of Safed created amulets, the Jews of Italy wrote prayers and other Jews warned of less conventional plagues…
