History
Two thousand people, with their curiosity piqued, filled the grand auditorium. The debaters, dressed in tuxedos, wing collars, bat ties…
Rebbetzin. A relatively modern word but a fairly ancient role.
While the quintessential Jewish woman of the past most likely did stir pots, roll pastry dough and haggle with vendors,…
If Rembrandt did not create the first rabbinical portrait considered to be a great work of art, who did?
Relive the sense of awe and wonder that Jews the world over—religious and secular alike—felt then, and reaffirm your own…
Perhaps the most famous female print shop owner was Devorah Romm. The Romm printing shop began in 1799 and continued…
While female writers became increasingly prevalent in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, many chose to use pen names, leave their…
Dr. Yaffa Eliach, who passed away on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 at the age of 79, was a prominent and…
When Eli Genauer reads an old cookbook, it’s not for the recipes. Like a detective on the hunt, Genauer searches…
Many assume Torah Judaism came to these shores in the aftermath of the Holocaust. This is not only historically false,…
I’m named after Jacob, my grandfather, who was named after Yaakov Bienenfeld, the patriarch of this family and my great-great-grandfather…
