Small Jewish community existed in Mantua up till the 18th century; agreement comes after years of dispute between local officials and an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group

Far from rejecting magic practitioners, Judaism -- or at least Kabbalistic strands of it -- has long embraced them. But these aren't the pagan dark arts associated with Halloween

Romemu Yeshiva seeks to show American Jews that Eastern concepts, such as meditation, mindfulness and mystical philosophy, are part of Jewish tradition