Dan Moalen Dan Moalem, born in Shanghai in 1930, was raised in a conservative Sephardi family. His family's life centered on the Synagogue, of which his father was Shamash, and...

Tina Fey   Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being...

Author: Anita Diamant Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Own Jewish Wedding "There is no such thing as a generic Jewish wedding," writes Anita Diamant, "no matter what...

Meir Shalev From the author of the acclaimed novel A Pigeon and a Boy comes a charming tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in Nahalal,...

Moshe Holczler Moshe Holczler's Late Memories is an excerpt from Late Shadows, the inaugural volume of The Holocaust Diaries. The Holocaust Diaries is a collection of distinguished memories of survivors...

Ya'acov (Jack) Handeli A Greek Jew from Salonica Remembers First published June 1, 1993

Joseph Kushner Hebrew AcademyYou don't have to keep kosher to savor the original and delectable dishes emphasizing fresh seasonal ingredients. Stunning full-color photos plus advice on wine, dazzling table decorations,...

Author: Albert Hourani Despite the turmoil of Arab nationalism and fundamentalism, Middle Eastern wars, and oil crises, the history of the Arab world has been little known and poorly understood...

Deborah Madison One taste and you'll say, "This can't be tofu!" But it is....Nutritionists, doctors, and food authorities everywhere are telling us to eat more tofu. It's an excellent source...

Alice KaplanBrilliantly uniting the personal and the critical, French Lessons is a powerful autobiographical experiment. It tells the story of an American woman escaping into the French language and of...

Author: Abrohom Chaim Feuer Shemoneh Esrei in the lexicon of Judaism, tefillah-prayer refers to the Shemoneh Esrei (or Amidah). Composed by the Men of the Great Assembly in the early...

Roland and Francoise Etienne A critical study of ancient Greek culture and its dramatic influence on the course of Western civilization also examines the development of archaeology in nineteenth- and...