Harvard’s stunning discovery of a real Magna Carta spotlights more than just legal history—it exposes the precarious lives of Jews under English kings.
Like Jews of Persia in the Purim story, the Jews of Cairo were under the threat of annihilation. Their prayers were answered and the evil schemer was punished.
Before the emancipation of the Jews of France, many advocates for equal rights portrayed themselves as friends of the Jews while actively promoting the eventual erasure of everything Jewish.
The Ultimate Showrunner embedded repeating patterns throughout history. One place to see these patterns playing out is through turbulent history of the Jews of Spain.
The history of Valentine’s Day shows there’s more to the day than greetings cards, flowers and chocolate – and some good reasons why it’s been avoided by many Jews.
The blood libel – a throwback to the antisemitism of the Dark Ages – was initially accepted as fact by almost the entire European press, shocking world Jewry into action.
Rabbi Ovadia of Bartenura, author of the go-to commentary on the Mishna in the 15th century, was an adventurous traveler who went on an epic journey from Italy to Jerusalem.
Sephardic Jews still carry the memory and the legacy of the centuries of vibrant Jewish life in Spain. This video honors the astonishing resilience of a community that refused to be destroyed.
Debunking Viral Claim About the Talmud and Minors
