Embracing life in Israel is a spiritual mitzvah that connects Jews to God, their history, and religion.

A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

By the late 12th century, political reality changed. The renewed Muslim control under Saladin after 1187 and the renewed Jewish presence in the city brought to the forefront the status of the Temple ...

Hence it is no surprise that it was Shlomo who took it upon himself to construct a permanent sanctuary – the first Beit Hamikdash – in his royal capital, Jerusalem. Because NOWHERE in the Torah is ...

Repent, seek forgiveness, and walk with a limp—knowing it is the mark of God’s resurrecting grace. In the dark days of political upheaval, conspiracy theories, and financial uncertainty, Spy Wednesday ...

Images from Free Iran protests around the world have drawn attention: alongside Iranian flags and the historic Lion and Sun ...

In the countryside near Leicester, England, there stands an ancient church whose walls are inscribed with an eloquent memorial. The inscription recalls the life of a man who made the laying of that ...

When people picture the ancient world, they often imagine ruins behind museum glass. But many of the world’s oldest cities are still alive, loud, and surprisingly ordinary. Streets mapped out ...

Regarding stage two of Trump’s undoable plan, the President must have known all along that Hamas would never give up its arms or make any real concessions for peace with Israel. Opinion.

During his one visit to then-Palestine in 1898, the Zionist dreamer planted a cypress. It was destroyed, but its seeds have become trees all over the country ...