Jewish World
The Orthodox community—every community in fact—has always engaged in self-study. We love talking about ourselves.
Is there a “shidduch crisis” and, if so, where does it come from?
Finding a stash of old recipes, Genie Milgrom discovered the truth about her family’s Jewish identity, hidden for generations.
When I first read the memoirs, Glikl’s numerous references to plague—or the fear of it—seemed so antiquated as to be…
My little one moves in his sleeper / And reaches out to seek my warmth / I pray for silence
Covid-19 has impacted every area of our lives—the way we pray, the way we think, the way we learn and…
How innovation and chesed defined the Jewish community’s response to Covid-19
Exploring the Jewish response to the Crusades and how the resilience and spiritual fortitude of those communities can serve as…
How the Jewish community of Prague, the largest Jewish settlement in pre-Modern Christian Europe, coped with a devastating plague in…
The key to a more blissful life, if such a thing is ever possible, is having lowered [material] expectations; albeit,…
The closing words of Megillat Esther describe Mordechai as doresh tov leammo. Literally, that means he sought the good of…
