The most famous Jewish wedding tradition of all has been around since at least the 4th century CE. This sacred setting is where the iconic glass-breaking ritual occurs. Thoroughly wrapped up in ...

Think, in a traditional Christian wedding, of a bride promising ... is in the “ketubah,” or Jewish marriage contract. A traditional ketubah is a simple legal document in Hebrew or Aramaic, a related ...

A Jewish mikveh, dating back 1,600 years, was recently uncovered in Ostia Antica, the site of an ancient Roman city. Italian officials announce the discovery.

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

Archaeologists near Rome uncovered an ancient Jewish structure used for ritual washing. Photos show the unique find for Italy. Photo from Ostia Antica Archaeological Park On the outskirts of Rome ...

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, has opened an exhibit featuring a collection of ancient Jewish manuscripts along with 200 other artifacts.

An ancient Jewish text has been discovered and returned 80 years after it was looted from a Hungarian seminary during the occupation of the Nazis in 1944. An announcement by the U.S. Attorney's ...

Shofars blown along Ukrainian frontlines as part of Rosh Hashanah initiative for soldiers Meanwhile, thousands of Hasidic men made their annual pilgrimage to Uman to celebrate the Jewish new year.

Evanston’s Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation hosted its annual Erev Rosh Hashanah Shofar Walk Wednesday, bringing around 200 people together to celebrate the holiday. Rosh Hashanah, the ...

At 6 PM Israel time (11 AM US Eastern time), the shofar will be sounded in honor of global climate awareness, and a series of talks will follow on how the Jewish community can take bold steps to ...

Around 600 inscriptions from Rome’s Jewish catacombs have been documented in all, making up the largest collection of archaeological evidence from any early European Jewish diaspora community.