The events of Chanukah took place about 150 years after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE), whose death brought 40 years of civil war to his empire.

We all love looking brilliant, especially in the workplace where we strive to get ahead! So, here are a few commonly used business phrases that may either make us look like a genius, or signal things aren’t quite right (you make the executive decision)!

Konrad Zegota was the code name for The Council for Aid to the Jews. It was generally referred to simply as Zegota.

The Talmud offers a number of helpful suggestions for those who experience nightmares.

In Exodus 31:14-17, the Torah once again reminds the Jewish people to keep Shabbat. In this section, however, Shabbat is referred to as Shabbat Shabbaton, which is translated as a complete rest. According to the great Biblical commentator Rashi (Rabbi …

In Judaism, the dead are given great respect. One important tradition that reflects the Jewish faith’s respect for the deceased is the placing of a tombstone upon the grave. From a practical perspective, the tombstone makes it possible for people to …

As the forefathers of the twelve tribes of Israel, the lives and personalities of each of the sons of Jacob impacted on the history and behavior of the tribe members that descended from them.As the descendants of the eldest son, the tribe of Reuben sho…

Although three of her published novels were structured around a Jewish storyline, Laura Zametkin Hobson did not wish to be perceived as a Jewish American novelist. She saw being a writer and being a Jew as two separate aspects of her identity.Hobson, t…

Ah, Fall. The crisp air, the beautiful foliage and, for those who live in rural areas, the hunting season! Yes, this is the time of year when, permit in hand, hunters take to the woods for sport. The permissibility of hunting according to Jewish law is…

“There is nothing in the world for which a poet will give up writing, not even when he is a Jew and the language of his poems is German.”One can only imagine the great burden Paul Celan (born Paul Antschel) must have felt when he, a Jewish survivor of …