Thousands of Hebrew manuscript fragments were discovered in Central Europe, where they had been used by Christians to bind books
How Philadelphia’s local ‘Jewish Exponent’ came to host in 1963 S.D. Goitein’s insightful but overlooked scholarly essay on Maimonides, now reprinted here
A trove of the medieval Jewish manuscripts has been translated and organized to show ‘human stories,’ said a curator
In the mysterious and controversial ancient Hebrew text ‘Toledot Yeshu,’ a counterlife of the Nazarene ‘bastard, son of a menstruant’ that criticizes Jews as much as Christians
After discovering the extensive Rabat Geniza, scholars digitized the archives
One week, three very different cultural events in New York City
A friend and former classmate pays tribute to the late scholar and author
The great Yale literary scholar introduces new poetry by Peter Cole, in ‘The Invention of Influence’
Ancient relic from Ben Ezra Synagogue found in auction-house storeroom
Residents paid a rabbi to bury damaged ritual objects. But it’s illegal, and thousands of trash bags remain in limbo.
The New Yorker takes a peek at the sacred trash
A look at the Afghan Geniza sheds new light on Jewish history
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A trove of medieval scrolls, smuggled out of Afghanistan into the hands of London art dealers, could shed new light on a once-vibrant Jewish heritage
Long relegated to either Jewish institutions or self-contained collections, Judaica is finding a new home in mainstream museums of art
Nextbook Press’s latest drops today
A collection of ketubot at New York’s Jewish Museum prompts the Jewish Theological Seminary’s chancellor to consider marriage contracts from medieval times to our own
Where American Jews stand
