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Jewish tradition treats Hebrew as far more than a language. Its letters are said to have existed before creation, forming the building blocks of the universe itself. From the Torah and Sefer Yetzirah to gematria and the meaning behind the number 18, see w

It may be the middle of summer on the Gregorian calendar right now, but on the Jewish calendar, we are approaching the end of the year. The month of Elul begins this year at sundown on August 13. Although Elul contains no major Jewish holidays, it is quit

Noam Hey everyone, it's Noam. Before we get into this episode, I want to say a quick word. My guest for today, Maytal Kowalski, is the executive director of JSpaceCanada, and in this conversation we talk about her personal experience of what life is like

The Jewish calendar is full of anniversaries, but so is the regular calendar. Every week marks the anniversary of events that helped shape Jewish history, whether that's a Nobel Prize-winning discovery, a pivotal Supreme Court decision, the birth of an ic

It shouldn't be too hard for a smart, funny, and successful Israeli woman to meet Mr. Right. At least, that's the theory hilariously put to the test in "Bloody Murray," the hit Israeli romantic comedy that recently made its U.S. debut on ChaiFlicks. The s

Yael: And all the rabbis gather, and the first course is clams. And then the evening continues, and there is shrimp, and there are frog's legs in cream, and there are numerous other types of bivalves, as Rabbi Wise later describes them, and chaos ensues.

Israel just announced that elections will take place on October 27th, 2026, setting the stage for yet another chapter in one of the world's most dynamic and complex parliamentary democracies. From 2018 to 2019, I had the honor and pleasure of serving as a

Boy George has never been afraid of courting controversy. Now, the Culture Club frontman is wading directly into one of the most contentious debates in the music industry. The 65-year-old British pop icon, whose real name is George Alan O'Dowd, released a

Mijal Coming up, on Wondering Jews: Jeremy Leibler I think most Australians, the overwhelming majority, really saw Bondi as an attack on Australia. Noam Hey everyone, welcome to Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam. Mijal I'm Mijal. Noam And I'm Noam, and t

Why does Israel heavily restrict DNA testing, even while leading the world in genetic research and housing one of the biggest ancestry companies? Viral posts claim the rules are hiding a secret about Jewish origins, but the reality leads somewhere far mor