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The story young Jews of color tell themselves and tell others is an important part of acceptance, says Tani Prell, the ...
In the 19th century, small towns along the Ohio River Valley often had vibrant Jewish communities. By 1900, Ligonier, Ind., ...
A groundbreaking discovery from Israeli scientists is changing what doctors know about inherited heart disease. Researchers ...
The scale of the suffering that Israel has inflicted on all Palestinians within its reach has meant that Hamas’ fate is ...
Kneecap set for action on ‘false accusations of antisemitism’ at Coachella gig - Following the performance, former The X ...
Shlissel challah is a special loaf baked the first sabbath after Passover. We trace the modern route by which the bread has ...
When Jessica Yeroshalmi started her political science degree at Baruch College in New York six years ago, she was surprised to learn that some students in her classes had no idea there were Jews with ...
Yiddish, the historic language of Jews in Europe and Russia, was once nearly extinguished. But now Jews drawn to the language for different reasons are keeping Yiddish alive.
Coke is made with high-fructose corn syrup, which doesn’t make the cut for most Orthodox or Ashkenazi Jews observing Passover. According to MyJewishLearning, “Corn is not one of the five ...
In the United States, what we consider Jewish food draws from Ashkenazi traditions and is typically dictated by dietary laws [kashrut], holidays and Shabbat traditions. Bagels, latkes and brisket ...
Then, most Jews were part of the educated and largely secular Ashkenazi community, although a minority population of the older Sephardic Jewish families remained prominent. Beginning in 1881, a wave ...