The curious case of a 17th-century Jewish mysticist, one of the principal backers of Sabbatai Zevi, Judaism’s most well-known false messiah.

Can we draw lessons from the fragile and divided German democracy of the early 1930s for today’s Israel?

The life of Cyriac (Ciriaco) of Ancona, a 15th century traveler credited with bringing the long-lost marvels of the Classical world to Renaissance Italy.

A conversation with the founding chair of the Israeli Society for the Study of Humor, ahead of its annual conference.

An exploration of the tumultuous relationship between Israel and Spain before and after diplomatic relations were established.

Analyzing the tension between tradition and modernity in 19th century Turkey through the introduction of standardized time.

A discussion of the heated debate that swept the Jewish community in Palestine ahead of the 1936 Olympic Games.

Weizmann was Israel’s first president and leader of the World Zionist Organization in the pre-state years, and he maintained an active career as a chemist.

An analysis of the “securocratic” regime that dominates global politics, with Israel at its forefront.

A discussion of the life and opinions of Prof. Aviezer Ravitzky, one of Israel’s foremost Jewish philosophers.