← Back to author list
David Stern
David Stern is a professor of Jewish and Hebrew literature at Harvard University and the author, most recently, of The Jewish Bible: A Material History (University of Washington Press, 2017).
Redemption in Catalonia and Bosnia: The Sarajevo Haggadah
What does the most celebrated haggadah in the world tell us about exile and redemption?
Kol Nidre with Dragons
One of the most spectacular books of medieval Ashkenaz, the Leipzig Mahzor, contains a stunning illumination for the opening of Yom Kippur.
Why Is This Haggadah Different?
The Haggadah of China's Kaifeng Jews is not all that dissimilar from your Maxwell House version—but it speaks volumes about the community that produced it.