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This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize winners, biochemists, and the Baba Sali
17 Jan 2026 06:51 GMT
… in Netivot has become a pilgrimage site visited by thousands … in Bologna, Italy.Russia liberates Jews from Auschwitz
Jan. 27, … the church against 20 Jewish scholars, with Rabbi Yosef Albo as … presentation of the fundamentals of Judaism.Feb. 8, 1878: Birthday …
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Stories of Hope: I Tried To Be a Jew. They Wouldn’t Let Me
15 Jan 2026 09:25 GMT
… to his crucifixion, Christian pilgrims sang hymns after praying at … converting to Judaism. You’re more Jewish than a lot of Jews. So … ’d convert and become a Jew. This was the “something” … . In time, we see.”
Rabbi Shai Finkelstein, Kehillat Nitzanim synagogue …
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‘The strange and beautiful love story of the Maori and the Jews’
15 Jan 2026 01:11 GMT
… similarities between Maori elders and rabbis, and a shared conception … in 2026, like in Judaism, the Ringatu Church still … the Jew.
Other traces of historical fascination with Jewish culture … having made the obligatory pilgrimage to soak up its undoubted …
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What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
20 Jan 2026 14:08 GMT
… Holy Year 2025 – designated as “Pilgrims of Hope” – to an … the motto of the Jubilee: “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Ironically, 2025 was … shaped by its roots in Judaism, but also its rejection of …
Hebrew Scriptures
But for monotheistic Judaism, hope was not an external …
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UNC–Chapel Hill Awarded Major Federal Grant to Expand Civic Education
19 Jan 2026 21:55 GMT
… over 125 years; religious pilgrimage practices among Christians, Jews, and polytheists during …
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WATCH: Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' Speech
19 Jan 2026 15:05 GMT
… fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountain … , black men and white
men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics …
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The most stylish harvest festivals to add to your travel plans
19 Jan 2026 13:46 GMT
… . Thanksgiving, USA
The 17th-century Pilgrim feast celebrating a successful harvest … , Jerusalem, Israel
A week-long Jewish festival of booths (“sukkah”) celebrated …
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When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King spoke at the University of Rhode Island
19 Jan 2026 12:37 GMT
… this nation. And unlike the pilgrim fathers who landed at Plymouth … destiny of America. Before the Pilgrim fathers landed in Plymouth, we … black men and white men, Jews and gentiles, Protestants and Catholics …
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Dear Annie: Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic speech
19 Jan 2026 09:57 GMT
… fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside … , black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics …
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Egoz and the Hidden Exodus from Morocco
19 Jan 2026 08:03 GMT
… 1961, Moroccan Jews immigrated clandestinely, aided mainly by the Jewish underground and … on a pilgrimage to Ouezzane, to the grave of Rabbi Amran ben … the Jewish state.
More than a quarter of a million Moroccan Jews …