Pope Innocent III promulgated a church doctrine that doomed Jews to perpetual servitude and subjugation because of the belief that Jews had crucified Jesus. This fueled the fires of antisemitism ...

In the tradition of ancient Jewish people, Mary and Joseph became betrothed, the first part of a two-stage Jewish wedding ceremony.

When you trace your ancestors, you learn more about yourself, you learn more about history, and you are able to place your ...

Mitch Teich speaks with a researcher that studies Jewish life in small towns, and takes a trip to the synagogue in Tupper ...

To speculate on the specific causes or to identify individuals as Divine agents is presumptuous and irreverent. To view the larger movement of history not only through the lens of politics, but ...

The Joseph H. and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History at Brandeis University, Sarna has been a force in his ...

Recent excavations at the chapel of Sant Joan Sescloses, located in Vilanova de la Muga (Peralada), uncovered three ancient ...

The ancient sources implying Queen Zenobia converted to Judaism are possibly accurate,” Haggai Olshanetsky, of University of Warsaw, told JNS.The post Third-century queen, target of Syrian government, ...

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.

As I affirmed in my Proclamation on Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., the Rebbe was one of the most dynamic and influential faith leaders in modern history, helping launch a renaissance of Jewish ...

(Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90) The Democrats chair Yair Golan describes violent Jewish extremism as an “existential threat” to Israel after settlers attacked IDF soldiers overnight.

Matrilineal? Or just something other than what the modern eye can comprehend and read? The genetic time capsules buried underneath the floors are rewriting the history of early civilization. In the ...