The Jewish holiday of Passover begins Saturday, April 12 at sundown and goes until nightfall on Sunday, April 20. There are ...

The Book’s eponymous heroine, Esther, became the Queen of Persia, or ancient Iran, in the fifth century BCE, strategically hiding her Jewish identity ... was put to death, and Esther had not ...

My ancient ancestors, like those Jews on the front lines of today’s hotspots, saw that the true miracle was to take action in the face of despair.

hospitals and families to ensure that the person's death and burial fits with Jewish teachings and customs. Their work often starts with visits to a dying person. When the person dies they will ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli police arrested four men for stealing and attempting to sell ancient ... Affairs for burial, according to the authority. JTA has documented Jewish history in real ...

He only escaped death by hiding in a basket and being ... To do this, he had to take a less rigid approach to ancient Jewish customs concerning food and circumcision. Abandoning the laws of ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near ... their union in Roman civilization,” Italy’s minister of culture, Alessandro Giuli, said in the statement.

Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday representing rebirth and new beginnings. Here's how to explain the holiday and ...