Pieter Lastman’s 1614 painting captures the biblical moment when Abraham leaves everything behind to follow God’s call.

I recently chanced to hear of a quilting endeavor which crossed the oceans to bring comfort and express solidarity with ...

Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the ...

With Purim around the corner, I want readers to learn a little about how Jews who lived in Arab and Muslim countries for ...

I often wonder if we have squandered what Esther and Mordechai begged and fought for, and Jews around the world died to ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed support for Egypt's proposal for the reconstruction of Gaza on Tuesday as he addressed a summit of Arab leaders. A meeting in Cairo later backed the ...

An expert on flint tools at the Israel Antiquities Authority. “We found traces of red ochre on some of the artifacts – a substance that was used in ancient cultures to symbolize blood and for ...

After the foundation of the State of Israel in 1948 and the ensuing invasion by Egypt, Transjordan and forces from Iraq, ...

Lagana, halvas, and taramas, known as “the Koulouma,” are the official foods of the first day of Lent in Greece, known as ...

Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown burial site in the Negev Highlands, shedding light on ancient trade networks spanning Arabia, Phoenicia, Egypt ...

The Negev is a large desert region in southern Israel, whose main city is Be’er Sheva. They unearthed 2,500-year-old tombs ...

Palestinians will stay on their land, because to abandon it would be to betray all those who walked before them ...