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

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the ...

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

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

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

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

Thursday marks the first day and second night of Hanukkah. Rabbi Levi Harlig from Chabad of Southern Nevada explained the meaning behind the "Festival of Lights." ...

However in 175 BCE, his son Antiochus IV invaded Judea to put in power a pro Syrian high Priest. As the first century Jewish historian Josephus relates: “The king came upon the Jews with a great ...

The 8 day Jewish holiday of Chanukah [beginning December ... s telling requires pure olive oil stamped with the seal of the High Priest, one cannot use any other kindling for the ritual, only ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

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 press conference was not only a chance for the Latin patriarch to share an annual Christmas message but also an ...