What is Easter? Easter is a religious Christian holiday observed around the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus ...

Old Jewish 'Purification' Bath Found While Digging a Roman City; 'Oldest Discovery of Its Kind in the World' Ancient ...

Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, ...

Instead of giving my 13-year-old daughter a generational Hebrew name, a few years ago, while attending Hebrew School at ...

The Seder plate is a central element of the Passover celebration, symbolizing the journey of the Jewish people from slavery ...

Located on a blustery plateau just south of the Arctic Circle in Sweden, Markbygden Ett became the crown jewel of Europe’s largest onshore wind development when it went online late last decade.

Antisemitism is an ancient affliction, but it takes a different shape throughout history, depending on the culture, language, ...

Purim is a holiday of paradox, where what seems most obvious is not the whole story — nor quite what it seems. It is a tale ...

The often-repeated verse were Mordechai counsels Esther that she was put in her place as Queen “for such a time as this” ...

Itsik Manger (1901-1969) pioneered the fully modern, rhyming Purim shpil; his Yiddish Megile first appeared in Warsaw in 1936. After “extensive research,” he “discovered” a love triangle so spicy that ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...

From Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project Esther’ to Texas' Bible-based Bluebonnet school curriculum, Queen Esther is a Christian touchpoint.