Exactly 100 years ago, on Jan. 4, 1926, legendary American Jewish songwriter Irving Berlin married Ellin Mackay, a Roman Catholic heiress, in a civil ceremony in Manhattan’s City Hall. What some ...

BUKHARA — You could have heard a pin drop as a small group of men (and two women) gathered on a recent Friday night inside the 300-year-old synagogue of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on what was once the Silk ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025. Hanukkah commemorates ...

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Archaeologists have uncovered the longest continuous remains of ancient Jerusalem’s Hasmonean walls, a rare find ...

In a world that glorifies hustle and treats exhaustion like a badge of honor, we are collectively running on empty—and it shows. Chronic fatigue, insomnia, burnout, and sleep medication dependency ...

A coin minted by Jewish rebels just before the destruction of the Second Temple – an event Jesus predicted in the Gospels – has been unearthed in Jerusalem. The 2,000-year-old artifact was found at ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Samson’s story is told in the Book of Judges, Chapters 13-16. In the biblical ...