The fifth weekly biblical portion in Deuteronomy is Shoftim, “Judges.” The rabbis who were descendants of the ancient Pharisees viewed this portion as supporting the Pharisees’ views, rather than ...

The first Friday Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire have revived the Third Temple debate. Here's why Jerusalem's Temple Mount keeps the world on edge.

The looters had plans to plunder an ancient cave workshop from the Second Temple Period on Jerusalem’s Mount Scopus.

Far-right conspiracist claims Hasidic group is orchestrating 'global religious war'; Jewish security organization warns of surge in violent antisemitic rhetoric online The post Tucker Carlson’s latest ...

What is a holiday like Purim doing on the Jewish calendar? What is a book like Esther doing in the Tanakh? Was the holiday ...

That is why this moment feels so paradoxical and precisely why these truly are the best of times and the worst of times. Or maybe it should be the worst of times and the best of times. I believe one ...

Exploring divine authority, political power, sectarian conflict, and moral leadership in a globalized, technologically advancing world.

The objection sounds reasonable until you open a history book – at which point it collapses entirely, because the ...

Located near the confluence of two rivers in Bac Ninh, Xa Temple preserves the story behind Nam quoc son ha, a poem deeply etched into Vietnam’s historical memory.

In both the Purim narratives, we are given the ability to forge our own fate, to take matters into our own hands, and to ...

The most brutal sieges of all time are some of the most horrifying events in warfare. Take a look at the most infamous in ...

Hindus are currently celebrating Holi, widely known as the festival of colors and one of the world’s oldest living celebrations — a joyful annual event rooted in ancient myth, spiritual renewal and ...