Jewish History

Somehow the anonymity of a diverse group of strangers coming together from far and near, opens the channels of communication, awakens sleeping hearts and forges new bonds. Personal life stories begin flowing freely just as the choice wines at each meal...

Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere. On Jan. 12, 2010, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing more than 160,000 and displacing close to 1.5 million people. In the aftermath, thousands were sitting in the s...

Dear reader, It had been a while since my friend Sally and I last had lunch together. “Today’s a very special day,” she announced. “Today are my birthdays--my Jewish birthday as well as my secular birthday.” I smiled, congratulating her and wishing her ma...

Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch passed away in the Jewish year 5626 (1866). Now, 150 years later, large portions of one of his most widely learned works, Derech Mitzvotecha, have been made available online in English for the very first time. Known as t...

The Jews in the shtetls were simple, but careful to keep mitzvot to the best of their knowledge. They set times for daily prayers and respected Torah learning. They were sincere Jews who tried their best. But, for many, an ice had formed around their hear...

Artist’s Statement: I chose this pose because I feel it brings out the gleam in a face that has been through so much.

Maybe the whole problem with capitalism is the script we're writing for it. Maybe if we rewrote that script, the same forces that are messing up the world would be fixing it instead...

The world has its destiny, produced and directed by the Master of all destiny. A destiny in which Steve Jobs played a principal role.