Queen Esther' is a literary riffing on a biblical story. It also might be the most sympathetic treatment of Jewish themes by ...
From a garden at the Holy Sepulchre to new dates for the Dead Sea Scrolls, new research is offering detailed glimpses into ...
One legacy of the former Soviet Union is the New Year's feast. Ukrainians are reclaiming Christmas and old recipes.
A newly exposed stretch of fortification in Jerusalem has given archaeologists a rare, almost cinematic glimpse of how an ...
Excavations beneath the Western Wall Plaza uncovered a rock-hewn mikveh, or ritual bath, dating to the final days of the ...
Archaeologists say excavated bath, filled with ash and debris, offers a window into the city’s spiritual life 2,000 years ago ...
The mikveh still bears ash remains that testify to the destruction of the Second Temple, according to researchers.
Package holidays have become the go-to option for many Brits, but the first package holiday in 1841 was worlds away from a ...
In the early 20th century, another New York mogul eyed control of the area for U.S. and other foreign interests ...