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The Doctor Who Saved Mothers, but Was Silenced
In 19th-century Vienna, women feared giving birth in hospitals. One doctor uncovered the cause, but the world refused to listen
From Housewife to Torah Leader: The Story of Rebbetzin Miriam
How one remarkable woman, raised among scholars, became the head of a medieval yeshiva in Speyer
The Ashkenazi Rabbi Who Changed Sephardic Divorce Law
How Rabbi Yitzchak Asir HaTikvah brought European halachic (Jewish legal) standards to Jerusalem and influenced the writing of gittin (writs of divorce) across the Sephardic world
From Despair to Hope: The Inspiring Journey of Rabbi Yeshayahu Shapira
The remarkable life of a Hasidic pioneer, poet, and builder of Jewish life in the Land of Israel
The Deception of Nehemiah Hayun
How one false scholar fooled rabbis across Europe with forged books and letters
The Iron Will and Lasting Legacy of Rabbi Moshe Capsali
How the first Chief Rabbi of the Ottoman Empire shaped Jewish law, battled internal threats, and set a precedent for generations
The Search for Gershon
A young man’s disappearance in Ein Gedi and the miracle of discovery nine years later
The Forgotten Geniuses Who Shaped Jewish and World History
From charting the course of the explorers to shaping Jewish prayer, the legacy of the Zacuto family spans oceans and centuries.
The Tragic Secret of Abraham Joseph Beharal
The first fallen guard of Hashomer and the painful truth revealed decades later
The Troubled Legacy of Kurt Gerstein
How one SS officer’s shocking testimony shaped Holocaust history but left questions about his own role
The Jewish Scholar Who Defended the Hebrew Bible in Renaissance Italy
How Rabbi Manuel Aboab Silenced Christian Scholars and Revived Jewish Identity in the Wake of the Portuguese Expulsion
Lost in Siberia: Brisk’s Forgotten Jews
How a Soviet deception in 1946 condemned Jewish families to years of terror and death in the gulag
Uncovering the Ancient City of Ziklag
The place where King David rescued captives and established his first law of fairness
Do Material Pleasures Bring Happiness? The Answer Will Surprise You
Research finds that those who have suffered greatly are no less happy!
The Hidden Health Risks of Lying: What Science Reveals About Dishonesty and Stress
Discover How Lying Affects the Brain, Raises Cortisol Levels, and Damages Long-Term Health, According to Studies from Harvard and Columbia
Three Torah Giants and a Broken Bench
If four people sit down on a bench and it collapses, must they pay damages? We bring you the answer from France, one thousand years ago...
Isn't Forgiveness Wonderful? Not Always...
A lesson in business ethics from the Jews of 17th-century Germany
Shabbat On Board Ship
How did Jews in ancient times observe Shabbat while voyaging on the high seas?
The Tragic Genius of Rabbi Elazar of Worms: Scholar, Kabbalist, and Survivor
After witnessing the brutal murder of his family, Rabbi Elazar of Worms channeled his pain into writing some of the most influential works of medieval Jewish law and Kabbalah
