Major Judaica collection amassed by Yemenite Jewish butcher donated to the National Library of Israel
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Culture Hip Israeli designers embrace Stars of David after Oct. 7
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Art How come you’ve never heard of these Jewish artists?
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Art Tour the studio of artist Tobi Kahn
Watch a video of Kahn's work and process and register for an online and in-person discussion
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Fast Forward A Pittsburgh man is charged with stealing Judaica from dozens of Jewish homes
The suspect allegedly used a number of tactics to gain access to Jewish homes — including pretending he was Jewish
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Life Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes: The Kiddush Cup ‘Fountain’
This is the second installment in a new monthly series, “Of Sacred Items And Gorgeous Tchotchkes,” looking closely at the Judaica items that fill our homes. Kiddush is one of those experiences that is nearly universal to Jews all over the world and at almost every level of religious observance. Whether you do it every…
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Life How Loyal Customers Saved 83-Year-Old West Side Judaica From Shutting Down
“The rent went up and the sales went down,” explains Yaakov Saltzer matter-of-factly over the phone when discussing his decision to close down the 83-year-old West Side Judaica shop he has owned since the early 1980s. That is, until sales started going up again. Following a July report in West Side Rag announcing the store’s…
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Life This Amazing Project Invites The Public To Help Unlock Medieval Jewish Documents
One group of Judaica scholars is taking crowdsourcing to a new level. In a new initiative to unlock the thousands of parchment fragments from the Cairo Geniza, scholars are inviting the public to help scholars sort document fragments — all online, as part of a project by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, the Princeton Geniza…
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