The halls of the great yeshivos are silent today, but the concrete walls that absorbed so much Torah are still standing. A trip back to the former heartland of the yeshivah world
An ancient village, a windswept mountaintop, and half a million people. How to prepare for the Jewish world’s biggest annual gathering
He used to perform in theatres before paying crowds. Now the sidewalk is his stage, where people throw coins into a case. But Yosef Sicarel is no down-and-out, and for his appreciative and inspired audiences, the doors never close
David Avisar spent five years secluded in an artist colony where he worked in a round-the-clock creative frenzy. But when he finally slowed down and pictured his life, he realized it was nothing more than a blank canvas
Mallorca may be a modern tourist island off the coast of Spain, but its capital city, Palma, is awash with Jewish history
,From a strip mall storefront in the town of Lod, 93-year-old Michoel Almagor photographed the growing pains of the Jewish state for over half a century. Now that his darkroom has been shuttered, he’s developed into a techie, exposing his pictures for poste
