The medal was the initiative of Israel's ninth president, the late Shimon Peres, and was first awarded in 2012.

Sister Simona Brambilla was appointed as the prefect of a Vatican office that oversees religious orders, but she may not be ...

Old Rare Hoard Including 160 Jewish Coins Buried Under a Building, Leave Them Puzzled Archaeologists have uncovered a ...

Archeologists discovered a 2,100-year-old hoard of 160 coins in the Jordan Valley, dating back to the reign of Hasmonean king ...

A coin hoard dating back about 2,100 years, during the time of the Jewish Hasmonean kings, has been discovered at a site in ...

Alfred Lakritz's 'Adieu' is a detailed, well-researched, and moving account of the author's incredible survival story.

The lesson is clear: Sometimes, exercising a right may not make us right. The willingness to go beyond strict justice, to act with middas chasidus, can transform not only our relationships but also ...

The Maccabean Revolt was one of the most striking conflicts between Israelites and ancient Greeks, commemorated today through ...

This led to a revolt led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons, known as the Maccabees. Risha Raskin, 9, Brattleboro, Vt., and her bother Nochum, 4, sing a song before lighting a ...

Hanukkah beginning on Christmas Day brings already-intertwined traditions into even closer proximity for some families.

The real deal was that, because of the temple takeover, the Jews hadn’t been able to observe the weeklong fall pilgrimage ...