Yadayim (Torah Pointers)

Drawing of a round seal with lion, lamb, child, snake, and Star of David which reads in English, "Israel's Mission is Peace."

Seal of the Jewish Publication Society of America

The Jewish Publication Society of America (JPS) was founded in Philadelphia in 1888. (It had a number of precursors that did not last.) Today, JPS is the oldest nonprofit, nondenominational publisher…

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Front of coin depicting head with beard wearing helmet and back of coin depicting figure on winged chariot holding bird.

Coin with Helmeted Deity/Deity on a Winged Wheel

This coin from Yehud, the Persian name for the province of Judah, is larger and heavier than others like it. The helmeted and bearded male on the front is a deity who is usually, though not…

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I, the Polish Jew

I have the good luck to be a Polish Jew. If I were a Greek Jew, a Dutch Jew, a Turkish Jew, or some other kind of Jew, I would be miserable. Who would pay any attention to me and who would be…

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