The Jewish people’s history in the land of Israel dates back over 3,000 years. Long before the rise of empires and modern ...

Archaeologists from Bar-Ilan University have made a groundbreaking discovery at the Alexandrium fortress in Israel, ...

(RNS) — The German-Jewish title with ancient roots is granted to those who exhibit significant spiritual and material leadership in their community. (RNS) — “Chaver,” an honorific with origins in ...

In 1947, a chance discovery by Bedouin shepherds uncovered a library frozen in time — the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest ...

For the Psalms of David were not written only by David. They include the voices of Levites, Temple singers, the descendants of Korach, families of visionaries — yet all shared one thing: they were ...

Extracting ancient DNA from teeth, an international group of scientists peered into the lives of a once-thriving medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany. The findings show that the ...

A new tourist complex invites guests to stay in 12 boutique apartments above the site said to have been King David's Palace.

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...

An ancient Jewish text has been discovered and returned 80 years after it was looted from a Hungarian seminary during the occupation of the Nazis in 1944. An announcement by the U.S. Attorney's Office ...

Hundreds of rabbis have committed their communities to a call by the Hadar Institute. (JTA) — Never before had Douglas Sagal, rabbi of Congregation B’nai Israel in Rumson, New Jersey, heard of a call ...

President Eisenhower was presented today with an ancient Torah as a symbol of tribute to his efforts for world peace. The scroll was presented by a delegation representing the Jewish Theological ...