As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they ...

Every year, the United States Postal Service dedicates a new Hanukkah stamp to honor the holiday celebrated by Jewish people ...

and which represented a rebellion against ancient polytheist beliefs and culture? Perhaps another would be Shabbat since it has been one of the hallmarks of Jewish observance throughout the ages, or ...

A joint team of researchers from Egypt and Germany have announced their first successes restoring color to the ancient Temple ...

He believed that when Zionism succeeds in normalizing Jewish life, Hebrew writers would become capable of producing works of literate genius; as such, as a means to fulfill his vision of national revi ...

It is Landing Day, the 370th anniversary of the arrival of 23 Jews at New Amsterdam, which would become New York City, which ...

The moment Alain Dancyger began his new role as executive director of the Jewish Public Library, he set out to make the iconic Montreal institution far more than just about ...

Muslims initially prayed facing Jerusalem, but the Qibla, or prayer direction, was changed to Mecca in 624 CE. This change is ...

Victor Wishna’s new play “Tree of Life” deserves an audience beyond its current World Premiere production ending on September ...

Unprecedented successes for the local Muslim Brotherhood branch portend more hostility to Israel at best and a power vacuum ...

For “Unity Totem,” a new work commissioned for this exhibit, Azoulay mined the Jewish Museum’s collection for ritual objects ...

Hamas denounced the video, arguing that many extremist Israelis are trying to change the highly revered site's status quo.