The University of Haifa recently announced that 160 ancient coins depicting Alexander Jannaeus were found during an excavation in the Jordan Valley in December.

Salonica was once known as “The Mother of Israel.” However, the Jewish community’s former glories are now mostly found in archives of aging photographs and the fading memories of elderly ...

Burial in Israel is costly and complicated. But for many it carries deep religious meaning. NEW YORK (JTA) — Within hours of his mother’s funeral, Rabbi Abba Cohen was driving from Baltimore ...