Which material was popularized in ancient Egypt (and later used by Greece and the Roman Empire) for writing books and other ...

Since the late 1800s, women have studied Ancient Egypt, but it wasn't always easy to enter the profession. Here are 8 trailblazers who led the way.

It seems plausible that the beginning of the settlement of the children of Israel in the eastern Nile Delta—dated to ...

Author Dara Horn explores Jewish time and memory in her new middle-grade graphic novel "One Little Goat: A Passover ...

Revolutionaries throughout the ages have drawn strength from the story of Passover. As Michael Walzer brilliantly documents in his book “Exodus and Revolution,” the Israelites leaving Egypt inspired l ...

Three-year-old Ziv Nitzan inadvertently discovered an ancient scarab amulet dating back 3,800 years in Beit Shemesh. The ...

Turning point in Carnfunnock and Larne history is setting for opening chapter of Avarice of Empire by C.Q. Turnstone (Brindle ...

Jewish groups that hold community seders or give away food to the needy are adjusting in response to the cost of eggs and ...

Passover, a Jewish celebration of freedom from slavery in Egypt, is celebrated in April. Jewish families will once again come together to celebrate a Seder meal. Here is what you need to know about ...

The translation of ancient Assyrian writing into modern languages was a challenge that had long vexed historians. Three ...

A 3-year-old girl found a 3,800-year-old Canaanite scarab amulet during a family trip to Tel Azeka, Israel. The 'beautiful' ...

I disappeared for three weeks to visit Soviet Jewish refuseniks during Passover. Forty years later, the lessons I learned ...