The three kings are classic figures in every Nativity set — one king on a camel, one kneeling at the manger and one standing ready to offer his gifts. But who were the Wise Men, and what do we know ...

My parents were observant Jews in Europe who fled to the U.S. to escape the Holocaust. I was raised as a “conservative” Jew, and was rather pious by nature and very enthusiastic about the religious ...