Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) occupies a singular place in the history of modern art. Born in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania into a prosperous and culturally ambitious family, she became one of the most ...

Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer is a kashrus professional, chairman of the Rabbinic Circle at Coalition for Jewish Values, member of the Rabbinical Council of America, and a member of the New York Bar. He ...

On August 17, 1790, President Washington visited Newport, Rhode Island, along with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and others to generate support for the proposed Bill of Rights. During his stay, ...

Not long ago at our parent-child learning program, a young boy came over and asked about the large Lego Beis HaMikdash set his parents had bought him for Chanukah. It was one of those enormous kits ...

Probably the most famous Anglo-Jew of the 19 th century, the much-beloved Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) was scrupulously observant of his faith and used his personal standing to further the cause of ...

David with a young cancer patient in the hospital, bringing goodies and a warm smile. Many parents who lose a child to serious illness count themselves fortunate to be able to simply go on and live ...

Many Jews have a tradition of eating cheese and other dairy products on the holiday of Shavuot. What do these dairy delicacies have to do with the day that celebrates receiving the Torah on Mount ...

Since the mid-19 th century, expositions and fairs have generated trade and relations between nations and, as early as 1898, an “International Scientific, Industrial and Philanthropic Fair” was ...

Tosafot, however, suggests this ruling no longer applies today, considering the danger of travel to Israel (ad Loc., s.v. hu omer). Additionally, Rav Chaim Kohen, one of the Ba’alei HaTosafot, is ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

The nation of Israel is grieving the loss of eight young IDF soldiers who were killed in action early Saturday morning in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in addition to two fighters who were killed ...

American Jews are purchasing Israeli-made Judaica at a strikingly higher rate, with sales surging 134% since the outbreak of the Swords of Iron conflict, a recent study by students from the Jerusalem ...