A Bene Israel Siddur
One of the most distinctive features of Bene Israel religious life is its special devotion to the Prophet Elijah. While Elijah occupies an honored place throughout the Jewish world, among the Bene...
View ArticleThe Oldest Matzah Ball Soup Tureen Behind a Rockower Award
I was fortunate enough to be the high bidder of the item, and thought little of it over the years. The post The Oldest Matzah Ball Soup Tureen Behind a Rockower Award appeared first on The Jewish Press...
View ArticleBorn, Einstein, and Kant
Born consistently resisted efforts by younger physicists to portray Einstein as obsolete or reactionary, and he publicly emphasized Einstein’s foundational role in creating the conceptual framework...
View ArticleOtto Von Bismarck and the Jews
Although he did not court the approval of Jewish newspapers, he was acutely aware of their influence in liberal circles, writing privately that “Approval or disapproval in the Jewish press is of minor...
View ArticleThe Siddur Behind the Iron Curtain
Particularly poignant was a copy I once owned that contained an inserted typed letter signed by Rabbi Shlomo Shleifer himself. The post The Siddur Behind the Iron Curtain appeared first on The Jewish...
View ArticleThe Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism of H.G. Wells
Wells exemplifies a strain of liberal thought that underestimated the resilience of antisemitism and overestimated the protective power of universal ideals. The post The Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism...
View ArticleA Mohel’s Ledger Is Window Into European Jewish Life Over a Century Ago
What survives here is not merely a mohel’s register, but an extraordinary ethnographic document of Jewish life in transition... The post A Mohel’s Ledger Is Window Into European Jewish Life Over a...
View ArticleSix Famous Toys And Their Jewish Inventors
This week I continue with a discussion of six additional popular toys that were created by Jewish inventors. The post Six Famous Toys And Their Jewish Inventors appeared first on The Jewish Press -...
View ArticleIs Barbie Jewish?
One of the most enduring controversies surrounding Barbie concerns the question of originality; critics argued that Ruth had appropriated the idea from the Bild Lilli doll and that full credit should...
View ArticleThe Letters of Rav Chaim Ephraim Zaitchik
Rabbi Chaim Ephraim Zaitchik (1905–1989) stood as a distinguished spiritual mentor and prolific author within the Mussar movement, the Jewish tradition devoted to ethical refinement and introspective...
View ArticleMordechai Maklef and David Ben Gurion
He was certainly not a charismatic hero in the mold of Moshe Dayan, nor a political visionary like Ben Gurion. Rather, he represented the disciplined, professional officer whose contributions were...
View ArticleA Book to Resist the Nazis in 1936
The Nazis sought to make a people vanish not only from the streets, but from memory. This book was an answer to that effort. The post A Book to Resist the Nazis in 1936 appeared first on The Jewish...
View ArticleThe First Jewish Aviator
As exhibitions grew more competitive, pilots from other schools pushed for higher speeds, steeper dives, and more dangerous stunts. Wilbur and Orville Wright were steadfast in resisting this trend,...
View ArticleA Sefer Plucked from the Fire
Remarkably, it retains its original leather binding, a rarity for Zhitomir printings of this period. The post A Sefer Plucked from the Fire appeared first on The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com.
View ArticleHanna Rovina and the Habima Theatre
Today, Habima retains institutional and symbolic prominence as Israel’s official national theatre and it is widely treated as a foundational institution in modern Hebrew theatre. The post Hanna Rovina...
View ArticleRav Hirsch’s Commentary on the Chumash
For Hirsch, Hebrew is not a convenient tool for communication; it is itself a revelation. The post Rav Hirsch’s Commentary on the Chumash appeared first on The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com.
View ArticleThe Incredible Tale of Warder Cresson, AKA Michael Boaz Israel
Once he became Michael Boaz Israel, Cresson’s energies turned with intensity toward the welfare of the Jewish people – spiritually, materially, and politically – and he embraced a life of public Jewish...
View ArticleThe Judaism of Ferdinand Cohn
The most explicit discussion of Cohn’s Jewish background may be found in the collection Ferdinand Cohn – Blätter der Erinnerung (“Leaves of Memory,” Breslau 1901) assembled and published by his wife,...
View ArticleThe Trieste Haggadah of 1863
Even the title page announces that this is no ordinary production. Figures such as Moses, Aaron, David, and Solomon are framed within an ornate Gothic design – a bold stylistic departure that signals...
View ArticleMary Cassatt, The Impressionists, and the Dreyfus Affair
Cassatt’s expression of high regard for Degas is entirely consistent with her long-standing view and she never wavered in her assessment of his artistic greatness, even after their personal...
View Article
![ONEW – KAKERA -Unmei no Piece- – EP [iTunes Plus M4A]](http://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/d0/fb/86/d0fb86a5-ba60-4bea-41fb-7f54c125f518/VEATP-45908.jpg/296x296bb.webp)
/pic9814888.png)
