A 1,500-year-old synagogue was recently uncovered in northern Israel — a discovery that sheds light on the enduring Jewish presence in the region that also gave rise to early Christianity. The ...

FILE - A Tunisian police officer stands at the entrance at El-Ghriba synagogue, the oldest Jewish monument built in Africa more than 2,500 years ago, while Jewish pilgrims attend the annual Jewish ...

In Judaism, we are asked to pray every day — three times a day, in fact — and our ancient tradition gives us an order: praise ...

Palestinians at the Eshtemoa Synagogue south of Hebron in the Judean village of Al-Samu on Aug. 23, 2022. Palestinian Authority Arabs spray-painted pro-Hamas graffiti on and set fire to an ancient ...

The connection between Jews and Greece goes all the way back to the ancient world, even before the time of the Roman Empire. Greece was the dynamic cradle of civilisation in the Mediterranean and home ...

A daily regular columnist from Syria Hassan Hmeid: "I want one of the Israelis to explain to me: Who was [here] first? Who ...

Recent archaeological excavations in Cástulo, near Linares in Andalucía, uncovered findings that indicated the presence of a Jewish community during the late 4th or early 5th century CE. Among these ...

For the Psalms of David were not written only by David. They include the voices of Levites, Temple singers, the descendants of Korach, families of visionaries — yet all shared one thing: they were ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday. Syria's ...

TUNIS, TunisiaTUNIS, Tunisia — Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security ...