Jewish history

What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism

The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.

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A STATUE of Deborah dated 1792 stands in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service

JOSEPH’S TOMB in Nablus.

Parashat Beshalach: The joy of ‘mitzvot’

 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

Does history repeat itself? Recognizing the potential danger of modern antisemitism - opinion


Hiking in the Holy Land: Living history in the Land of Milk and Honey

I’ve learned a lot about sheep and goats during my time hiking in Israel. First and foremost, they are not to be feared. This discovery was a significant change from my childhood impression of them.

 SHEPHERDING IS a long-time tradition in the Holy Land, dating back to pre-biblical times.

It's our responsibility as Jews to revisit, educate ourselves on our own history - opinion

"A generation without history is a generation that not only loses a nation’s memory but loses a sense of what it’s like to be inside a human skin.”

 IN ‘THE STORY of the Jews: Belonging,’ Simon Schama shows us that in order to understand history – and those figures we revere or despise – we must constantly dig deeper into what we do not know as well as what we already believe we know.

'Melting Point': Showing the dilemmas and struggles of Diaspora Jewry - review

A descendant of hassidim and Zionist activists, Cockerell writes compellingly about our people’s wanderings, the need for a Jewish homeland, and her family’s fight to create it.

 We’ll only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.’ Former prime minister Golda Meir speaks during a session of the World Jewish Congress, at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv.

Hanukkah's miracles shine throughout history - opinion

Hanukkah’s story of triumph teaches gratitude for everyday miracles. As light banishes darkness, the holiday inspires hope, reminding us to find joy in small victories and the miracles around us.

WE LIGHT a candle of hope and possibilities as we light the menorah.

'Jesus lived and died as a Jew': Chikli slams pope for Vatican keffiyeh nativity display

“There is no other way to understand this decision than as a deliberate adoption of the Palestinian narrative,” Chikliwrote to Pope Francis.

 Israeli minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli and Pope Francis. (Illustrative)

Consistent Torah education has earned today's Jews the stamina to survive - opinion

"I have followed the articles by Walter Bingham in The Jerusalem Report and marvel at what he has accomplished in life, despite the traumatic loss of his family during the Holocaust. Resilience!"

 BUCHENWALD SURVIVORS attempt to make aliyah, 1945. Arriving in Haifa, they were arrested by British forces.

‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jews

The Hungarian Jewish designer Marcel Breuer, educated at the Bauhaus school, was forced to renounce his Judaism while he lived in Germany.

Adrien Brody in "The Brutalist"

Can Netanyahu achieve a legacy of greatness? - opinion

Prime Minister Netanyahu can be remembered for more than being Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. If he takes bold steps to improve Israel’s peace, sovereignty, and security.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a news conference, last Monday night. If he takes bold steps to improve Israel’s peace, sovereignty, and security, he can establish a legacy as Israel’s greatest and most courageous prime minister, the writer maintains.

Tel Dan Stele, oldest archaeological evidence of King David, comes to NY’s Jewish Museum

Before coming to the Jewish Museum, the stele was on display for nearly two months at a biblical archaeology museum in Oklahoma.

 The Tel Dan Stele on display at the Jewish Museum in New York.

Biden signs bill developing plan transferring Weitzman Museum to Smithsonian

The act establishes a body that will examine whether the Philadelphia Museum, known as the Weitzman, can join the Smithsonian Institution.

 U.S. President Joe Biden reacts after signing a proclamation designating November 17 as "International Conservation Day", during his tour at the Museu da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, November 17, 2024.