Where Are Esther and Mordechai Buried? The Mystery of Two Ancient Tombs in Persia and the Galilee
Exploring the two powerful traditions that claim to house the resting place of the Purim heroes — from Hamedan, Iran to the forests of northern Israel
Exploring the two powerful traditions that claim to house the resting place of the Purim heroes — from Hamedan, Iran to the forests of northern Israel
How one of history’s most wanted war criminals eluded capture for 35 years, living under a false name in Brazil — and the mystery that still surrounds his final days
The story of the child with raised hands — the unknown face that came to symbolize the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust
Sefer HaChinuch shaped Jewish thought and education for centuries — yet the identity of its brilliant author remains unknown
The legendary image of the Vilna Gaon in tallit and tefillin traces back to a 19th-century Polish artist’s imagination
Historians and Hasidic traditions trace the elusive village of Okop across Ukraine, Moldavia, and Galicia, seeking the true birthplace of the founder of Hasidism
Eyewitness accounts, ancient manuscripts, and generations of debate over the exact date of the Baal Shem Tov’s passing
A hidden tunnel beneath Jerusalem, a rabbi’s secret discovery, and an enduring mystery