After several false starts, the Fifth Zionist Congress passed a motion on this day in 1901 to create a fund to purchase land [...]

“With great power comes great responsibility.” —  French National Convention, May 8, 1793. On this day in 1922, Stanley Martin Leiber was born [...]

By this time next week, many of us will still be recovering from a Thanksgiving meal like no other before in our lifetime. [...]

On this day in 1887, the great Jewish American poet Emma Lazarus passed away at the age of 38. Born in 1849, Lazarus [...]

On this day in 1095, Pope Urban II opened the Council of Clermont, summoned to plan the First Crusade, Host to more than [...]

In the year 284 C.E., the soldiers serving under Diocletian proclaimed him Emperor of Rome. As emperor, Diocletian was notable for his friendliness [...]

“We recognize in the Bible the record of the consecration of the Jewish people to its mission as the priest of the one [...]

Among the many names we mourn tonight as a community will be the name Nachman of Breslov, who died on this day in [...]

On this day in 1894, French Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus was arrested for espionage. After a closed trial, in which no material evidence [...]

On this day in 1965, on two days’ rest, Sandy Koufax pitched a 2-0 shutout to bring a World Series title to Los [...]