One of Israel’s leading scholars, educators and philosophers, Rabbi Adin (Even-Israel) Steinsaltz, 77, has authored 60 books, the latest entitled My Rebbe (Shefa Foundation/Maggid Books), detailing

The recent discovery of the remains of a 2,300-year-old village outside Jerusalem sheds light on how ordinary people once lived in the Holy Land. The

What Jewish mother would not honor her soldier-son’s request for a special dish for Shabbat, even if that meal required a trek through bustling Jerusalem markets?

An App for Visiting Jerusalem American olim Yaakov Lehman and Joel Padowitz want you to be your own Israel tour guide. Their company, JewIQ, has created Israel

When Mohammad Husein discovered medieval Jewish literature and its similarities to classical Arabic literature, he could not wait to share his excitement with his fellow

They were an odd couple, these two middle-aged women—one in a black hijab and ankle-length dress, the other in tight-fitting jeans and colorful T-shirt—standing there

It was the most daring—and seemingly impossible—mission. On February 8, 1914, when Palestine was still part of the Ottoman Empire, two planes of the fledgling

Two weeks into our ulpan—an intensive Hebrew class that uses an immersion method designed to rapidly integrate new immigrants into Israeli life—our teacher did something that