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

A team of Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed a fort dating back millennia in Hosh Issa, uncovering artifacts including a ...

The temple, which measures around 450 feet in length and roughly 250 feet wide is perhaps the best-preserved in Egypt.

For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that the first-century siege on Masada in ...

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 ...

Other rituals on Janmashtami involve visiting Krishna temples and offering prayers. Mathura's Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple is built around the prison cell where Lord Krishna's parents ...

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 ...