Proverbs are cultural treasures, shaped over centuries, distilling complex values into just a few words. Both Jewish and Icelandic...

In the mid-13th century, an Icelandic priest named Brandur Jónsson sat down to write something unexpected. Not a tale of Nordic kings or...

What Is the “Parashat HaShavua”? – A Friendly Introduction If you’ve ever been curious about how Jews connect with their ancient...

For many Icelanders, Judaism may seem like something distant—rooted in ancient history or perhaps glimpsed briefly in films or books. But...

Fritz Heymann Nathan was a Danish-Jewish merchant whose entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen significantly influenced Iceland's...

When I first arrived in Iceland, I knew it was a largely secular country - and I was totally fine with that. I’ve always been fascinated...

Robert Abraham Ottosson was a Jewish-Icelandic conductor and musicologist  whose work left a lasting mark on Iceland’s classical music...

In Israel, two consecutive days on the national calendar lie at the emotional and symbolic heart of the country: Memorial Day  and...

On Wednesday evening, a moving Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) ceremony took place in Reykjavík. For me, it was the first time...

Friends, let me tell you about Passover (Pesach) - one of the most beloved Jewish holidays that combines deep history, delicious food...

A Very Slightly Rewritten Account of the Exodus, in Which Everyone Is Tired and Most Things Go Poorly In the beginning, the Hebrews were...

I am a Jew, born to New Yorkers, raised in Los Angeles. Yet, it was moving to Iceland that helped me understand what it means to be...

In the days of Christian IV, king over the northern lands, it is told that there was a man by the name of Daniel Salomon. Born in the...