Whatever the precise history of their origins, a pivotal point for the Jews of Ethiopia was in 1976 when the Chief Sephardic ...

During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, the fez, or tarboosh, was more commonly worn by the urban educated elite, the effendi ...

New Tel Aviv University research suggests prehistoric humans in Israel didn't create cave paintings because large animals had ...

Archaeologists from the University of Haifa uncovered a 2,000-year-old stash of extremely rare coins while excavating a site ...

Bring them home! In times of war and peace, when most other airlines have ceased flying to Israel, El Al flies. Here's what ...

The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the ...

How do the books we read shape our memories? We bring you a special episode from The Five Books Podcast, a new podcast that celebrates the role of books in our lives.

I grew up in Israel, which is modern day Judea, which is where Mary grew up. So I feel very, very comfortable portraying her.

Israeli forces killed a member of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank whom they accused of being a ...

Pilgrims who visit Rome during the Jubilee, a holy year celebrated every 25 years, will have the opportunity to receive a plenary indulgence by passing through the doors.

On New Year’s Day, violence erupted in the US with a car attack in New Orleans and an explosion in Las Vegas. These incidents ...

Slotkin is one of 34 Jewish members of the 119th Congress. The other newly elected Jewish senator, Democrat Adam Schiff, was sworn in temporarily last month on a 1490 edition of Maimonides’ Mishneh ...