He wrote the book on American Jewish history. Stepping back from teaching, Jonathan Sarna says he has plenty of chapters still to go.

Journalists I know joke that the only Jewish historian they ever need to call is Jonathan Sarna.  Jews and the Civil War? Sarna knows where the bodies are buried.  Need a quote about Jews and bagels? Sarna will give you one with everything.   The history of American Jewish prayer? Amen.   That Sarna is quoted on […]

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This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ performed by two NYC cantors is proving to be popular

Park Avenue Synagogue’s senior cantor, Azi Schwartz, may already be leader at one of Manhattan’s most venerable Conservative congregations, but following a recent Shabbat service, it appears that the synagogue’s musical output may become even more… popular. On Dec. 7, Schwartz, along with his colleague, Assistant Cantor Mira Davis, premiered a new version of “Adon […]

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