Judaica

Hidden in Jerusalem's Old City, collector stumbles upon rare Jewish treasure from Morocco

Isn’t it remarkable to find a unique object that made the journey from Marrakesh to Jerusalem a few hundred years ago?

The exceptional treasure, a mortar dating back to around 1805, had oxidized; the shopkeeper found it among his household goods.
A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Rockville, Maryland.

After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

Layla Blenden.

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

 Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for  Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims


Judaica Art during the Holiday Season

Jerusalem's Hutzot Hayotzer has become a unique art hub, where the artists specialize in contemporary Judaica and Jewish ceremonial art, using both advanced and ancient techniques

Hutzot Hayotzer

It is a nation that will dwell alone – promise or challenge?

Today, the Jews have fully integrated into every country around the world and take an active role in all walks of life.

A torah scroll

Low turnout at Diaspora conference highlights rift with world Jewry

Excluding non-Orthodox from Israel would be disaster, Shlomo Riskin tells Jerusalem gathering.

Diaspora youngsters enjoy a Birthright Israel trip to the Jewish state.

This Normal Life: When words and belief clash

"Could I, um, make my own kiddush?"

A siddur book

Bidders pass over Joan Rivers's Seder plate

NY Judaica auction sells Jabotinsky's ID card for $20,000.

Seder set belonging to the late comedian Joan Rivers

10 Made-in-Israel Gifts for Father’s Day

Ideas for Father's Day gifts

Not an open primary

Diversity is served by maintaining and respecting differences, not by diluting religions to the point that they become indistinguishable.

A bride and groom kiss under the chuppah at their wedding

Persian Influence: Myth or Fact? Judaica and the Persian Connection

How much has Persian art influenced Judaica? More than you might think…

Persian miniatures, art, and culture influence Jerusalem-born Moshe Castel’s inspirational works.

Center Field: Covalent Jewish bonding

Jews as idealistic connectors can counter today’s disrupters.

US Orthodoxy judaism

NewDaica: ‘Smahot Ktanot’

An artistic exhibition of an intensely personal nature resonates with gallery visitors.

Art by Doron Ze’evi