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The Altneuschul in Prague is one of the oldest functioning shuls in the world. What do we know about this historical place of worship First published on Chabad.org.
The year is 1537, and a murder has just occurred in the city of Krakow, Poland. The unfortunate victim is an Italian architect by the name of Bartolommeo Berrecci, and…
What is the connection between: A Norman nobleman, a converted Archbishop, a lunar eclipse, the First Crusade, a messianic Karaite, and a mysterious piece of music? The thread that ties…
“With the help of Hashem, Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan 591 (1830) in the holy land Eretz Yisrael and the holy cities Yerushalayim, Chevron, and the holy upper Galilee Tzfas, may it…
Aside from their astuteness in Torah, some of our gedolei Yisrael are quite famous for their wit, especially as displayed in their earlier years. Not many of these stories have…
Throughout the ages, there have been many gedolei Yisrael who shared a father-in-law and son-in-law bond. One of these special bonds which was unique in its closeness, is that of…
In last month’s issue of Kankan, we began a series exploring the great ideological battles of Jewish history. We began by delving into the disruption to the Jewish world caused…
When most people think about a “false mashiach,” the first name that comes to mind is that of Shabbetai Tzvi, the infamous self-proclaimed redeemer who took Europe by storm in…
Throughout the ages, there have been many gedolei Yisrael who shared a father-in-law and son-in-law bond. One of these special bonds which was unique in its closeness, is that of…
The proverbial Jewish merchant appears in world literature throughout the Middle Ages in what is most often a less than complimentary light. Christian sources especially tend to portray Jewish businessmen…
The year was 1617, and the location was the German port city of Danzig (known in Polish as Gdansk). A gentile mob had massed outside the fortified villa walls of…
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