Daniel Enkaoua was born in France and moved to Israel in 1981. He is best known for his paintings of still lifes, landscapes, and the human figure. In 2004, Enkaoua was awarded the Prix de la Société des Bains de Mer in Monte Carlo. He lives in Barcelona.
In 1840, thirteen leaders of the Jewish community in Damascus were arrested and imprisoned because of an accusation of ritual murder. Appeals from the local Jewish community reached Jewish communities…
The kapporet is a short valance hung over the curtain of the Torah ark that first began to appear in Eastern Europe in the late seventeenth century. The griffins and crowns that appear on this kappore…
In some Hasidic communities, it became a common practice for the Hasidic leader or rebbe to give specially sanctified coins as amulets that could confer blessings on the holder. These coins-turned…