The first concordance for the bible was based on the Latin bible and completed in approximately 1235 by the Dominican Friars of St. Jacques in Paris. Composed in a monastic scriptorium, the concordance listed most biblical nouns, verbs, adjectives, e
Rabbi Solomon Luria, better known as the Maharshal lived from 1510-1573 serving as a rabbi, posek (decisor of Jewish rule), and Rosh Yeshiva (dean) throughout Poland. While he is best known for his works of Jewish law including his Talmudic commentar
In modern times, most Jews keep track of time using the civil calendar - though many are also aware of the Jewish year, 5785, which counts time from "the beginning of the world." However, until the 15th century, Jews used a calendar system
(Post 3/3) In our last post about Children's Chanukah books, we turn to the endearing "Happy Chanuko" by author Jane Bearman. This book was published in 1943, by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, who were heavily involved in
(Post 2/3) One of the earliest Jewish books published for children is titled "Hillel's Happy Holidays," by Mamie. G. Gamoran. Written during her tenure in Cincinnati and published in 1939, this book is filled with charming settings, dialogu
(Post 1/3) While you still have Christmas jingles "ring tingle tingling" in your ears, you may be wondering about the connection between these songs and the Jewish musicians who were involved with them. And in case you did not already know,
The first Book of Maccabees describes the events that are the basis for the Jewish celebration of Chanukah, and detail the revolt of the Jews against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd c. BCE. In the third chapter, Judah, a member of the Hasmonean priest
This week's Torah portion, Vayishlah, continues the stories surrounding Yakov and his sons, the (soon to be) 12 tribes of Israel. Pictured here first is a beautiful representation of the High Priest's breastplate (Hoshen) and garment (Ephod) describe
Last week, we were honored to host Dr. Angela Roskop Erisman, a graduate of the HUC-JIR Pines School of Graduate Studies, for a talk on “Literature as Politics: The Exodus Narrative.” In this lecture, Dr. Erisman discussed the stories of
With the calendar year winding down, publishers have begun advertising calendars for the upcoming year with the legitimate expectation that you will throw your old one away. This is certainly not a new phenomenon, and printers from the dawn of printi

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