On Site

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Coming Up Roses 

On Tu B’Shevat, the entire landscape is in bloom after the rains

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Swords of Iron, Words of Iron

Under fire and in captivity, these seforim were the strongest weapon of all

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Overlooked Oasis

The windswept desert morphs into one great hope from the cliffs of Mitzpeh Yericho

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, March 04, 2025

A Scroll Through Time  

Centuries of mystery unmasked in rare Megillos that tell more than just the Purim story

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The Art of the Contract 

Magnificent illuminated kesubos came into their own over the last 500 years

Magazine Feature

Sunday, June 09, 2024

Tales of the Talmud: Tragedies and Triumphs

The Reading Room at the National Library of Israel (NLI) is home to innumerable sets of Gemaras

On Site

Tuesday, April 09, 2024

Retell the Story

The world’s largest collection has 8,500 of them. Which Haggadah are you going to use this Pesach?

LifeTakes

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

When Simchas Torah Met Tishah B’Av

Yesterday, a day after Simchas Torah, a day after war broke out, I returned to Megillas Eichah

Magazine Feature

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Triumph for the Ages

Kiel's iconic menorah returns triumphant to Germany

Magazine Feature

Thursday, October 06, 2022

Every Scroll a Story  

The sifrei Torah stored in Israel’s National Library have been on a long journey of their own until they were brought safely to the Holy Land

On Site

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

If Walls Could Speak

An Austrian shul gutted by the Nazis is finally restored