Jewish History
Lag B’Omer: Rethinking the Rabbi Akiva Narrative
As is the case for many holidays in the Jewish calendar cycle, Lag B'Omer (April 28 this year) carries within it not one, but...
Ancient Church Discovered Near Ark of the Covenant Site
Archeologists have discovered an ancient church in the ruins of the ancient biblical city of Shiloh. The church, which dates to the fourth century C.E., is believed to have been built over the site where the...
Poland Marks 70th Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising by Honoring Veteran of the Fight
Friday was the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and to commemorate the event the city will open its new Museum of the History of Polish Jews to document 1,000...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time, it was an exceedingly rare occurrence for the remains of...
Am Israel Chai – The Jewish People Live
Walking to synagogue with my daughter Friday night, she told me that in school...
Iraq Ancient Complex Discovered Near Biblical Abraham’s Home City
British archeologists announced Thursday the discovery of a complex in the vicinity of the ancient...
Holocaust Story of ‘War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed’ Continues to Draw Attention
A former New York Times reporter who broke the "Abscam" story on bribery in Congress,...
Holocaust History from Pope John Paul II’s Polish Hometown Explored
WADOWICE, POLAND—When Karol Wojtyla left his hometown of Wadowice, Poland, in 1938 to pursue his...
Jesus and the Violent History of Christianity
Christians call Jesus the Lamb of God, the Prince of Peace and the Embodiment of...
Lag B’Omer: Rethinking the Rabbi Akiva Narrative
As is the case for many holidays in the Jewish calendar cycle, Lag B'Omer (April 28 this year) carries within it not one, but multiple...
Ancient Church Discovered Near Ark of the Covenant Site
Archeologists have discovered an ancient church in the ruins of the ancient biblical city of Shiloh. The church, which dates to the fourth century C.E., is...
Poland Marks 70th Anniversary of Warsaw Uprising by Honoring Veteran of the Fight
Friday was the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and to commemorate the event the city will open its new Museum of the History...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time,...
Am Israel Chai – The Jewish People Live
Walking to synagogue with my daughter Friday night, she told me that in school her teacher read the class a story about the...
Iraq Ancient Complex Discovered Near Biblical Abraham’s Home City
British archeologists announced Thursday the discovery of a complex in the vicinity of the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq from the period in...
Holocaust Story of ‘War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed’ Continues to Draw Attention
A former New York Times reporter who broke the "Abscam" story on bribery in Congress, Leslie Maitland's latest investigative project was more personal. Maitland's book, Crossing...
Holocaust History from Pope John Paul II’s Polish Hometown Explored
WADOWICE, POLAND—When Karol Wojtyla left his hometown of Wadowice, Poland, in 1938 to pursue his studies at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland was an independent...
Jesus and the Violent History of Christianity
Christians call Jesus the Lamb of God, the Prince of Peace and the Embodiment of Love. These spiritual and humanistic depictions of Jesus, drawn...
Pharaoh Waiting for the Last of the Ten Plagues of Passover (PHOTO BLOG)
Text courtesy of chabad.org. 1. Aaron strikes the Nile, the waters turn to blood; 2. Swarms of frogs overrun the land; 3. Lice infest all men...
Passover, Peace, and Palestine: An Arab-Style Seder in 1920s Long Island
Passover at Irma Lindheim's Long Island home in the 1920s was not your standard Jewish holiday experience. There was plenty of matzo ball soup and brisket,...
Taking Passover Back to Its Roots
JERUSALEM - When most Israeli Jews sit down for the Passover seder on the night of March 25, the 14th of the Hebrew month of Nissan,...
Children of Israel Flee Egyptians as Crisis Creates a New People (SPOOF)
Approximately two million Children of Israel are now encamped in the Sinai following their extraordinary exodus from Egypt yesterday. Just days ago, they were slaves...
A Different Kind of Holocaust Remembrance (INTERVIEW)
"Legion Day" isn't the type of Holocaust remembrance ceremony that the Jewish community is used to. Every year on March 16, Latvia hosts a ceremony and...
