Jewish holy sites researcher Rabbi Yisrael Meir Gabay traveled to Egypt with photographer Meir Alfasi to assess the condition ...

The Diaspora Blessing Joseph had been away from home for twenty-two years, but his home, his upbringing, had never abandoned ...

Mid-20th century expulsion of Egyptian Jews ended millennia of history, culture; entailed losses exceeding $59 billion. During the festival of Passover, the story is told of the exodus of the ancient ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

In his memoir, “‘Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile,”’ Elio Zarmati tells the story of his childhood in Egypt and the events that forced his family to leave. Against the ...

The history of the Jewish people and how they overcame countless obstacles to survive. Spanning millennia, this history of the Jewish people explores how a small group who started as desert nomads ...

On Seder night, we all gather around the table and read the Haggadah together. But what is the Haggadah? It is an ancient historical narrative that begins with this declaration: “We were slaves to ...

At first glance, Joseph appears to embody an ideal model for Jewish life in the diaspora: full integration into a powerful ...