(RNS) — The German-Jewish title with ancient roots is granted to those who exhibit significant spiritual and material leadership in their community. (RNS) — “Chaver,” an honorific with origins in ...

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(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 10 - A unique ancient Jewish bathhouse or mikveh has been found at Rome's ancient port of Ostia Antica.

Akka, a lush green valley of date trees surrounded by desert hills, was once a crossroads for trans-Saharan trade — FADEL SENNA In the depths of Morocco's Akka oasis, two archaeologists pore over the ...

From ancient Persia to today, Purim shows how prayer, unity, and courage shape Jewish history and identity.

Extracting ancient DNA from teeth, an international group of scientists peered into the lives of a once-thriving medieval Ashkenazi Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany. The findings show that the ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...

Influencer Aija Mayrock uncovers India's ancient Jewish history, a unique 2,000-year legacy of 0 recorded antisemitism / Image: @aijamayrock Jewish history is often told through exile, expulsions, and ...

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In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, workshops, ...

The holiday celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, but it continued evolving after the Neo-Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 587 B.C. The late Middle AgesA lamb, unleavened ...