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The floor mosaic, with the zodiac in the center and the Torah ark above.
Tiberias, Israel

Zodiac Mosaic of Hammat Tiberias

The mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue features a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs.
Gefilte fish is usually eaten at Passover, and is traditionally made of fish such as carp and pike.
food

Help Us Solve This Gefilte Fish Mystery

Do you remember a spoof news segment about this traditional Jewish food?
Natasha Frost April 26, 2018
Crabs being collected in Louisiana in the 1930s.
food

In New Orleans, Crawfish Boils Can Be a Jewish Tradition Too

Even if it's not exactly kosher.
Naomi Tomky April 10, 2018
Latkes, which are fried in oil, are traditionally eaten at Hanukkah.
food

The University of Chicago’s Seven-Decade-Running Jewish Food Debate

An unwinnable fight between latkes and hamantashen.
Natasha Frost December 19, 2017
Gastro Obscura

Alheira

This sausage saved Jews' lives in Inquisition-era Portugal.
Bagels on a tray at Xoho Cafe in Tel Aviv.
food

The Bagel's Complicated Journey Into Israeli Cuisine

The quintessential Jewish breakfast item is a trendy, foreign food in Israel.
Shira Rubin November 15, 2017
Maror in three forms: a mixture of grated horseradish, beets, and sugar; endive lettuce; and horseradish root.
Gastro Obscura

Maror

The bitter herb served on Passover can be anything from horseradish to lettuce.
The wire at 56th Street and 11th Avenue.
New York, New York

The Manhattan Eruv

This nearly invisible wire transforms much of the city into one big, symbolic home on the holy day.
The Western Wall and Dome of the Rock in the old city of Jerusalem. The remnants of a Roman theater have been found beneath the Wall.
ruins

Found: A Long-Lost Roman Theater in Jerusalem

Roman ruins emerge deep beneath the Western Wall.
Vittoria Traverso October 16, 2017
Even spice giant McCormick is in on the steak spice game.
Gastro Obscura

Montreal Steak Spice

Pastrami fans will find the taste of this Canadian spice blend very familiar.
All hail Cel-Ray.
Gastro Obscura

Cel-Ray

Quench your thirst with the refreshing taste of celery soda.
cemeteries

How a Synagogue Caretaker Solved the Mystery of a Forgotten Graveyard

It took an anonymous complaint, Google Maps, and a box of 300 keys.
Sarah Laskow May 25, 2017
Temple Beth Shalom.
Cayman Islands

Temple Beth Shalom

This tiny, charming synagogue in the Cayman Islands was built by a man as a present for his Jewish wife.
The traditional tomb of the Prophet Samuel
Nabi Samwil, Israel

Prophet Samuel's Tomb

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.
Talmud Business Hotel
Taichung City, Taiwan

Talmud Business Hotel

A hotel in Taiwan based on the better business practices that can be gleaned from Jewish law.
A place to sit and read in the oldest Jewish library in the world
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Biblioteca Ets Haim

The world's oldest Jewish library was founded by Sephardic Jews in 17th century Amsterdam.
Touro Cemetery gates.
Newport, Rhode Island

Touro Cemetery

The second oldest Jewish graveyard in the U.S. is tiny, with connections to George Washington and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
jewish

Why Linguists Are Fascinated by the American Jewish Accent

The linguistic field of prosody, the story of melody, pitch, and other hard-to-study verbal traits, is suddenly hot.
Dan Nosowitz September 26, 2016