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Time and again, the Jewish community of Prague faced the horrifying accusation of blood libel – the false claim that they used the blood of Christian children in their Passover mat...
Let’s journey back to Prague, to the time of Rabbi Loew, the famed Maharal. The emperor had just decreed that the horrific blood libel accusations – the false claims that Jews used...
Legend says it holds a secret, a silent sentinel waiting for a day that is yet to come. What's hiding up there? The remains of the Golem. Not just any golem, mind you, but the Gole...
It’s a wild one, and it involves a homunculus, a miniature, artificially created human. The story goes that Maimonides had a brilliant young assistant, a student he poured his hear...
We tend to think of Rosh ha-Shanah, the Jewish New Year, as the Day of Judgment. But what if I told you the Divine courtroom is actually in session a lot more often than we realize...
According to tradition, it's a pretty busy time in the heavenly court! The idea is that on Rosh Hashanah, everyone is judged. Then, on Yom Kippur, our fates are sealed. But how doe...
It's more than just apples and honey, you know. It's a story that stretches back to the very beginning, to Adam himself. : Adam, the first human, made a pretty big mistake. He ate ...
Jewish tradition has a powerful image for our connection to the Divine. It's not a cable, not a chain, but a string. Think of it as a lifeline, a bond, a constant (though sometimes...
It might seem arbitrary, a blip on the calendar. But according to Jewish tradition, the month of Tishrei isn't just any month. It's the month of beginnings, endings, and profound t...
