EXHIBITS UNITED STATES ARIZONA The Sylvia Plotkin Judaica Museum, Phoenix (480-951-0323; www.spjm.org) On permanent view is a composite synagogue sanctuary from Djerba, Tunisia, with ornate floral-motif

It’s a mitzva to write a Sefer Torah. In fact, the biblical commandment requires every Jew to write one, though this has been subject to

An exhibit at New York’s Jewish Museum adds layers of meaning to objects from mezuzas to menoras, exploring the particulars of the paraphernalia that ground

A nursing home is not the most obvious place to house a new, contemporary Jewish museum, but that is one of a number of surprises

The Golem legend began in Prague, and an exhibit at the Czech Republic’s premier cultural venue explores the man credited with creating the myth. In

Keep track of those old photos, Manischewitz matza tins and sisterhood cookbooks. They may have a place in a museum, as part of the growing

In the Soviet Union, plays and playhouses created by and for Jews thrived, and a traveling exhibition chronicles the artistry and the artists who sustained

An exhibit at New York’s Jewish Museum adds layers of meaning to objects from mezuzas to menoras, exploring the particulars of the paraphernalia that ground