The longtime Jewish Theological Seminary professor was an expert on the Babylonian rabbis and leaders known as Geonim.

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The Anti-Defamation League and the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs criticized President Donald Trump's usage of “Shylocks” in a Thursday speech.

A new book by food scholar Susan Weingarten offers a glimpse into what Jews ate almost 2,000 years ago and how the food was prepared.

Why is there a Jewish practice to bury prayer books and other texts that contain God's name? A rabbi offers the mystical answer.

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From soldier wages to political fortunes, Roman earnings reveal how war, wealth, and ambition shaped power in the ancient world.

A carved panel found at Nimrud depicts Assyrian soldiers swimming across a river and using inflatable goat skins as floaties.