Menachem Levine
ARTICLES BY: Menachem Levine
Belated Recognition of Greatness: The Life and Legacy of the Ramchal
The Ramchal’s works are classics, learned and revered by all. Among them, Mesillas Yesharim stands out for the effusive praise it receives from our greatest rabbis and...
England Was the First European Country to Expel Jews; Here’s the Full Story
A small number of Jews had lived in England since Roman and Anglo-Saxon times, but they only became an organized community under William the Conqueror...
Jews in Curacao: A Remarkable History (PART TWO)
Part One of this article appeared here. Mother Congregation of the Americas With strong leaders, the Curacao Jewish community grew both spiritually and financially. By 1750, about...
Jews in Curacao: A Remarkable History (PART ONE)
Curacao is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean near Venezuela known for its rich Jewish history. Covering 170 square miles, it is an autonomous...
The History of the Jews of Brazil — the Oldest Jewish Community in the Americas
It’s not New York, Cincinnati, or Philadelphia. The oldest and first Jewish community in the Americas was established in Brazil, where Sephardic Jews founded the...
The History of the Jews of South Florida: Antisemitism, Resilience, and Hope (PART TWO)
Part One of this article appeared here. Miami Beach: Shtetl by the Sea Despite its reputation for antisemitism in the early 1900s, Jews started coming to Miami...
The History of the Jews of South Florida: Antisemitism, Resilience, and Hope (PART ONE)
The Jewish population of South Florida is about 650,000. It has the third largest concentration of Jews in the country and the single largest concentration...
Achieving the Impossible: Commemorating the 120th Yahrzeit of the Sdei Chemed
Hanukkah is a Yom Tov that commemorates Klal Yisroel facing impossible odds and overcoming them. How appropriate that the 19th-century gadol, Rav Chaim Chizkiyahu Medini,...
The Dangerous Legacy of the 1840 ‘Damascus Affair’ Blood Libel (PART TWO)
Part One of this article appeared here. Worldwide Reaction and Coordinated Jewish Response Western Jews in Europe and America were incensed at what was happening in Damascus....
The Dangerous Legacy of the 1840 ‘Damascus Affair’ Blood Libel (PART ONE)
According to a recent article in Aish: On November 11, 2025, Dr. Samar Maqusi, a researcher at the University College London (UCL) proudly stated that in...
Doing the Impossible: The Inspiring Life Story of One of the Greatest Rabbis of the 20th Century
Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro was born in Shatz, Poland, on March 3, 1887. He was a descendant of renowned Chassidic Rebbes on both sides of...
A Tale of Two Cities: Vienna’s Historical Warning to New York on Mamdani
The likely ascension of Zohran Mamdani to the New York City Mayorship brings uncertainty and unease to the city’s Jewish community, and for good reason....
The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain (PART TWO)
Part one of this article appeared on Thursday, and can be read here. Conditions Worsen -Massacres and Forced Conversions When Henry II ascended the throne in 1369,...
The Tragic History of the Jews of Spain (PART ONE)
The settlement of Jews in the Iberian Peninsula is very ancient. Don Isaac Abarbanel, the 15th-century leader of Spanish Jewry, wrote that Babylonian conqueror Nebuchadnezzar brought Jews...
