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, ...

Jewish ultra-Orthodox men and children, some wearing costumes read the Book of Esther, which tells the story of the Jewish ...

During WWII, Albania defied the Nazis, sheltering Jews and preserving its tradition of hospitality. Discover how this ...

Located in Ostia Antica, the mikvah dates to the late fourth or early fifth century C.E. Researchers say it's the earliest ...

“For the Classic Maya, in many ways, clothing defined personhood,” says Alyce de Carteret, a fellow in Art of the Ancient Americas at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “Numerous aspects ...

Rather, Zionism is as old as the Jewish people. It is a religious principle of Jewish life. Indeed, every Shabbat when Jews read the ancient Hebrew scriptures, they take the Torah scroll from the ark ...

A man was arrested nearby after police noticed blood stains on his hands and clothing. The suspect was carrying a prayer rug, a copy of the Quran, and the suspected weapon in his backpack ...

"Gaza and Judea are an ancient story spanning generations ... the last two thousand years that does not have documentation of Jewish families in Gaza and Jewish trading houses in Gaza." ...

Classics and the Ancient World is run by the Department of Greek and Latin. We are a collaborative department, working closely with our colleagues in History and Archaeology, as well as other ...

A new project from Vollebak, though, sees Steve and Nick Tidball – the adventurous twin brothers who founded the label – mine the past for ancient materials to enhance ... low-impact ways to dye ...

ANTAKYA, Turkey (JTA) — Jews have lived in the city of Antakya, known in ancient times as Antioch ... die in Antakya,” said Selim Cemel, a Jewish clothing merchant with a shop in the city ...