Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is observed just over a week after the Jewish New Year ...

An ancient 5,500-year-old factory has been discovered, confirming a key part of what is mentioned in the Bible. In Israel, ...

Eddie Lipsman could barely contain his metal detector when he passed by a large stone in the Sussita National Park in ...

After the Guardian reported on Sunday that hundreds of Northwestern University students were being blocked from classes after ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, a congregation in Los Angeles, about her message this year during the Yom Kippur holiday.

“I’m just a cultural Jew,” I would tell people, knowing nothing about Jewish culture.

Jesus of Nazareth is perhaps the most significant individual in human history, and yet some skeptics and critics have questioned his existence. How much can we actually know about him beyond the ...

In an 1882-84 census conducted by the Ottoman government, Jews accounted for about 48,000, or 56%, of the city’s 85,000 ...

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the most holy day of the Jewish year. It's the most important holiday, the "Sabbath of ...

Jill Joshowitz has been studying the paintings for years. Earlier this month, she saw them in person for the first time.

This is an archaeological-tourism initiative led by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, taking place as part of the ...