Sample Sources
The sources below are those contained in our three curated collections—covering themes of Passover, Gender Roles, and Holocaust Resistance. They represent a fraction of the thousands of sources that will be available when the full site launches in 2024.
Joan Nathan’s Jewish Holiday Cookbook
Miriam Steinberg of Highland Park, Illinois, would never think of making her weekly challah without first separating some dough, reciting a blessing over it, and then burning it in the oven, in…
The Social Preconditions of the National Awakening of the Jews in the USSR
Jews, in the past celebrated for the ability to understand all things, are now in danger of being unable to understand anything at all culturally, for they do not have self-awareness. Without such…
Israel—A Spiritual Travel Guide: A Companion for the Modern Jewish Pilgrim
Before your plane to Israel departs, recite T’fillat Haderekh, “Prayer for a Safe Journey […].” Then, during the flight, read the following.
Pinochet’s Chile: Order and Chaos
At 1:35 on the morning of May 9, 1986, a bomb exploded in Amiti Pilowsky’s bedroom window in Santiago, Chile. No one was hurt, although the bomb destroyed a car in the driveway, severely damaged a…
Cookalein
“Cookalein” is a story from Will Eisner’s graphic novel, A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories. The “cookalein” (or kuchalein, “cook for yourself”) was a popular and affordable type of…
The Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure
From The Story of the Jews: A 4,000-Year Adventure, a comic strip history of the Jewish people from biblical times to the end of the twentieth century.
God’s Paintbrush
Written by a rabbi, God's Paintbrush carries a message that is not unique to Judaism but rather is intended to appeal to children of a variety of faiths and backgrounds. The book was popular among…