Aleksander Prugar and Helena Czernek travel across Poland (and into Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Romania) searching for mezuzah imprints—indentations in old wooden doorposts where the pre-war metal mezuzah plates once sat.

In Menlo Park, chef-owner David Nayfeld of Bubbelah reimagines the classic matzah ball, blending global Jewish culinary traditions—from Georgian pastries to Moroccan spreads—into inventive new dishes.

Boris Gorbis, 74, has collected approximately 200,000 mid-century Israeli souvenirs—menorahs, seder plates, plaques—rescued from thrift stores, garage sales, and eBay.

Tu B’Av, the Jewish day of love, inspires a booklist of romance stories with Jewish themes.

Opening Sept 20 2025, Šeduva’s new museum honors shtetl life and Holocaust victims.

Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa’s ancestral town, Fiq, has ancient Jewish ties.

Though not Jewish herself, Connie Francis grew up in an Italian-Jewish neighborhood and recorded “Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites” in 1960.

Jonathan Arkush, barrister and co‑chair of Milah UK, defends Brit Milah as a fundamental and safe religious rite.

David Novak argues that Jewish tradition offers rigorous ways to engage in theology—talking about God, ethics and revelation—on its own terms.

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne renewed their vows in a Jewish ceremony in 2002, embracing Sharon’s heritage.