Rabbi Menachem Levine

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Vienna’s tragic past warns New York: when populism turns antisemitic, hate becomes the new normal.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Why it's a mistake to make Lilith an icon of Jewish feminism.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Streets, synagogues, and hospitals bear his name, but very few know his story—or that he rediscovered his Judaism at age 70.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Experiencing the power of Shabbat and the mystical reverberations of the joyful Lecha Dodi prayer.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

From medieval times to modern day, uncover the compelling history of the Jews of Vienna and its haunting lessons about antisemitism.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

How the traitorous Jew who helped bring Stalin to power discovered that a Jew is a Jew is a Jew.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

The only Jew in FDR’s cabinet, the influential politician was in a position to stand up for being a Jew and help save Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

The blood libel – a throwback to the antisemitism of the Dark Ages – was initially accepted as fact by almost the entire European press, shocking world Jewry into action.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

An ancient Jewish community that survived all odds and came home.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

What is the history behind this magnetic Ukrainian city that draws tens of thousands of Jews every year?

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

A comprehensive historical overview of Europe's oldest Jewish community, from 161 BCE to today.  

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

How did South Florida become one of the largest Jewish communities in the world?

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

The prominent Quaker opened America’s first consul to Jerusalem. After converting and returning home, he was put on trial for insanity.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

A comprehensive overview covering 2000 years of history.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

A snapshot of Prague’s Jewish history and legacy.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

A comprehensive overview of the persecution, scholarship and expulsion of the Jews of Spain.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

And the rabbi who was instrumental in gaining them re-entry 400 years later.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

The fascinating story of the Jews of Brazil.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

If you want to encounter God, you need to experience silence.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Why does Tu B’Shvat, the celebration of the New Year for the Trees, fall in the dead of winter?

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Who was Avraham ben Avraham, the righteous convert buried next to the Vilna Gaon?

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

He was a protector of the Jewish People and builder of the Land of Israel.

by Rabbi Menachem Levine

Even though you can get buried in a Jewish cemetery if you have one, there are a number of compelling reasons why the Torah prohibits tattoos.