Judaica
Handle with care: the record-setting kiddush cup. (Courtesy of Sotheby’s, via the Forward)
November 19, 2025, 10:53 am
The world’s oldest known medieval Judaica relic is now its most valuable, too
The 12th-century Kiddush cup, which sheds light on the little-known Jewish community of eastern Khorasan, went for $4 million
By Noah Hirsch-Rechter | Forward
The Torah ark will continue to be used at the JAA's new personal care residence. (Photo courtesy of Rabbi Dovid Small)
October 24, 2025, 12:30 pm
Century-old Torah ark finds new home in JAA’s Squirrel Hill care complex
The art deco-style JAA ark dates to at least 1933.
By Deborah Weisberg
The Codex Sassoon, estimated to be about 1,000 years old, is going to auction at Sotheby's. (Courtesy of Sotheby's)
February 16, 2023, 4:01 pm
The oldest copy of the Hebrew Bible is headed to auction this spring
The Codex Sassoon is estimated to fetch $30 million to $50 million when it is sold by Sotheby’s.
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Newborn, bar/bat mitzvah and birthday mezuzot (Photo by Cathy Frank)
December 7, 2020, 2:30 pm
Pittsburgher gets crafty with personalized Judaica
Cathy Frank sells handmade mezuzahs, jewelry, wall hangings and more.
By Kayla Steinberg
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