Judaica

Hidden in Jerusalem's Old City, collector stumbles upon rare Jewish treasure from Morocco

Isn’t it remarkable to find a unique object that made the journey from Marrakesh to Jerusalem a few hundred years ago?

The exceptional treasure, a mortar dating back to around 1805, had oxidized; the shopkeeper found it among his household goods.
A photo of the interior of Deborah Brodie and Jay Brill's residence in Rockville, Maryland.

After a Maryland teacher’s death, a 200-piece Judaica collection finds new life in a Jewish museum

Layla Blenden.

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

 Items donated to a Judaica drive staged for  Los Angeles fire victims included shofars, seder plates and mezuzahs.

What I learned about American Jews while collecting Judaica for LA fire victims


National library of Israel adds the iconic David Moss Haggadah to its collection

The drawings were described as a “stunning reflection of Jewish history and noting the pleasure it brings with every single page.”

 Moss Haggadah dedication - Sallai Meridor, David Moss, Trudy and Bob Gottesman

Israeli soldiers are finding Judaica in Gaza — and trying to locate the items’ owners

Similar posts of Judaica have cropped up in the more than eight months since Israel began its ground invasion of Gaza at the end of October.

 Or, a solider fighting in Gaza, displays a seder plate he found in the territory.

Silverware and Judaica from your favorite brand at a great price for summer

A newly designed compact makeup palette, new hair products, and a place to spend time with the children for the summer are among the best shopping recommendations for the religious sector.


National Library of Israel hosts International Judaica Curators Conference

This past week, 70 professional curators of Judaica collections from many different countries convened at the library for a three-day intensive learning experience led by professionals.

 THE NEW reading room of the National Library of Israel.

Food Appeal acquires Art Judaica

Cookware manufacturer Food Appeal purchases 100% of Art Judaica for NIS 40 million, marking its first acquisition since Leumi Partners' investment.


Hebrew pocket watch, frozen in time of Titanic wreck, headed for auction

Kantor paid £26 — worth about $3,100 today — for ticket No. 244367 on the Titanic, which they boarded on April 10, 1912, in Southampton, England.

A pocket watch featuring Hebrew letters that belonged to a Jewish Russian immigrant who died aboard the Titanic

Yiddish book center unveils new core exhibit

How do you tell the story of a language without a country, and of a culture that lost a majority of its purveyors in a little over a decade of madness?

A copy of Say It In Yiddish.

This rabbi hopes to explain Judaism to millions with new website

The Jewish Tradition website is based on the content of a book with the same name, written by Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, head of the Har Bracha Yeshiva.

 Har Bracha Yeshiva

Rabbi Kanievsky's pants taken off of auction after media queries

A US auctioneer wanted to sell pants Rabbi Haim Kanievsky wore "for a long time" but took it down after media queries. Some buyers demand it be put back up.

 RABBI CHAIM KANIEVSKY in his humble Bnei Brak home, June 2021.

Meet 10 Anglo Israeli women making new Judaica

Meet 10 Anglo women whose creative expression is breathing new life into the world of Judaic art. 

 RONNIT BARZEL’S ‘Blessings for the Shabbat Candles’