Netanyahu: “Jerusalem is Our Heart…We Will Never Divide Our Heart”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Tuesday evening that Jerusalem is the heart of the Israel, the heart of the Jewish nation, and that the holy city will never be divided again.
Pope Ascends Temple Mount on Last Day in Israel
Pope Francis made his way to Tel Aviv yesterday after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and holding mass in Bethlehem’s Manger Square on Sunday.
Much-Debated Jewish Archive Won’t Return to Iraq—For Now
A much-debated artifacts collection from the historical Jewish community in Baghdad that was slated to return to Iraq will remain in the United States for an additional two years, following last week’s announcement of an agreement between Iraqi officials and the U.S. State Department.
Iraqi Jewish Archive Belong in America
When I last wrote about the archive of Jewish treasures from Iraq rescued by U.S. forces in Baghdad in 2003, I noted that the prevalent opinion among Iraqi Jews was that the books, photographs, scrolls, writings, and communal documents in this extraordinary collection should remain in America, rather than being returned to Iraq.
The Under-the-Radar Story of Far East Jewry
It was a long trek: 6,000 miles by boat from Central Europe to the Far East. But the towns of East Asia opened their gates for the waves of Jewish emigrants who had to find shelter from the tragic problems they faced first in Russia, and later in Central Europe.
Wall Frescoes Depicting the Crusade Era Revealed in Jerusalem (Photos)
JERUSALEM – Wall paintings recounting the Crusader history of Jerusalem were recently exposed by chance when the sisters of Saint-Louis Hospital, near the Old City of Jerusalem, were organizing the storerooms.
The House on the Hill
After having a brush with the conflict and chaos that is connected with the holiest piece of real estate in the world, I have decided to take a step back to get a historical, linguistic perspective on what most people call the Temple Mount.
Women Make History Taking Rabbinate Certification Test for the First Time
For the first time in Israel’s history, women took the Chief Rabbinate’s certification test last week.
The Crusades, Then and Now
More than 900 years ago this week, in a small town in southwestern Germany, a bloodstained millennium awash in Jewish suffering got off to an ignominious start.
Canadian Makes History in Annual International Youth Bible Competition
This past Tuesday, on Israel’s Independence Day, the annual International Youth Bible Contest Finals were held in Israel. The victor, Eitan Amos, an 18-year-old Yeshiva high-school student at Or Chaim in Toronto, Canada, won first place making history by becoming the first Canadian to ever win the contest.
