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Yehuda Altein |
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 Rabbi Yehuda Altein is a writer, translator and editor specializing in Jewish subjects and handwritten family material. A former researcher for JLI’s Machon Shmuel Research Institute, he has written on Jewish history, scriptural exegesis, halachah, and chassidut. Yehuda resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his family and enjoys collecting antique Judaica and exploring natural history in the Torah.
The island of Djerba is home to one of the few remaining Jewish communities in the Muslim world.
It was once home to one of the oldest and most influential Jewish communities in the world—second only to the Land of Israel.
Kurdistan is often in the news, as the region is a battleground between several countries. But did you know that the region was home to a thriving Jewish community?
From radical hatred to royal honor, their story is truly one of thorns and roses.
While it’s usually the Passover Seders that get the most attention, the rest of the eight-day holiday is special too and the last day certainly packs a punch!
Beyond asking why “this night is different from all other nights,” these questions carry deep meaning and significance.
One of the most important steps in getting ready for Passover is selling your chametz (leavened food) to a non-Jew. But why do we do this, and how does it actually work?
The country with the largest Jewish population, after the Land of Israel and the United States, French Jews have experienced both severe persecution and incredible growth.
Bukharian Jews have a rich history that spans thousands of years.
The biblical book that tells the story of Purim, reading it from a handwritten scroll is one of the four mitzvahs of the holiday.
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