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Scholars transcribe hundreds of thousands of Cairo Geniza fragments, some never read before

The MiDRASH project received an $11.5 million grant to take research on medieval Jewish literature to the next level

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‘We cannot remain silent’: 400 Gush Etzion residents sign petition against settler violence

Violence is ‘happening around our communities and we have a responsibility to address it,’ says one of the promoters of the initiative

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In wake of October 7, young Israelis embracing Jewish traditions, new survey shows

By contrast, among secular Israelis, the largest community in the country, faith in God has decreased since the Hamas attack, the Jewish People Policy...

21.11.2025 70

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‘This brings our community together:’ Ethiopian Jews flock to Jerusalem for Sigd holiday

Thousands attended ceremony at promenade overlooking the Old City, including former Hamas hostage Avera Mengistu

21.11.2025 70

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Goose bumps: 12,000-year-old figurine from Israel shows surreal woman-bird mating scene

Tiny clay sculpture unearthed at Nahal Ein Gev in the Galilee is the earliest known figurine depicting human-animal interaction, as documented by...

18.11.2025 30

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15,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in Israel’s Carmel plain dined on duck all winter

Researchers from the University of Haifa analyze hundreds of waterfowl bones from site and determine the land was marshy and dotted with lakes

16.11.2025 70

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Study: 4,300-year-old cup with oldest depiction of Creation features a ‘celestial ark’

Found in 1970 in the West Bank and on display at the Israel Museum, the Ain Samiya silver goblet shows before-and-after scene of a conveyance used by...

13.11.2025 80

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Five years after his death, online course aims to make Rabbi Sacks’s philosophy go global

A scholar mentored by Sacks hopes to preserve and disseminate the former UK chief rabbi’s legacy as one of the greatest modern Jewish thinkers

11.11.2025 70

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‘A millennium-long monopoly’: How biblical Israel imported a steady flow of African ivory

Analysis of 1,500 artifacts shows imports from Nubia between 1600-600 BCE, a trade network that endured from Canaanite times to the era of the...

08.11.2025 90

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5,000-year-old grape press, oldest proof of wine production in Israel, found near Megiddo

Archaeologists also uncover 3,300-year-old Canaanite artifacts, including a ram-shaped vessel, that may have been used for the cultic practices...

06.11.2025 90

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As Nostra Aetate turns 60, Oct. 7 has pushed Jewish-Catholic ties to new ‘crossroads’

Amid events in Vatican celebrating document that reshaped relations with Jews, Israeli expert Karma Ben-Johanan says ties are affected by...

28.10.2025 40

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Mamluk startup nation? 15th-century water tech boosted sugar industry in Israel’s north

Israeli researchers document and date tunnel system in spring-rich region, highlighting the technological ingenuity used by empire founded by formerly...

27.10.2025 50

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Raised in Hannah Senesh’s shadow, an ex-POW says Israel must finally face its demons

Leaving Israel for Berlin, David Senesh, a clinical psychologist dealing with intergenerational trauma, says hostages, and country, can only process...

27.10.2025 50

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Former chief rabbi calls father of slain soldier a ‘heretic’ for backing Haredi draft

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, spiritual leader of the Shas party, suggests he wouldn’t count Rabbi Tamir Granot in a prayer quorum, draws broad...

27.10.2025 60

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Weeks into school year, some Haredi girls still at home due to discrimination

For almost two months, entrenched bias against Israelis of Sephardic origin has left some ultra-Orthodox students without a place to study

23.10.2025 10

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What hath God wrought? After Oct. 7, many Israelis respond with turn to spirituality

Data shows that as many as half of Israelis may have reexamined their bond with religion, with some finding new meaning in Jewish beliefs and others...

23.10.2025 80

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Iran joins UN anti-terrorism treaty in hope of easing economic sanctions

Islamic Republic seeking removal from Financial Action Task Force blacklist, which has greatly hampered its financial sector

22.10.2025 30

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Biblical tax notice: 1st-ever Assyrian inscription found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

2,700-year-old fragment of pottery suggests Judeans delayed paying their tributes to the empire, echoing the events described in the book of II Kings

22.10.2025 60

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Chief Rabbinate says it’s willing to let women take some rabbinical tests

After High Court of Justice ruled it must open its exams to women, state rabbinical body asks court to hold another hearing and postpone...

21.10.2025 30

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How did biblical Judeans track time? Trove of 6th-century BCE inscriptions offers clues

New analysis of 2,600-year-old Tel Arad ostraca suggests Iron Age soldiers tracked months, days, and supplies with sophisticated numerical systems

14.10.2025 40

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Hamas stages video calls between hostages, families in lieu of handover ceremonies

Terror group’s military wing connects captives to their loved ones in Israel hours before their release; at least one family said to refuse call

13.10.2025 60

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‘Ready for you:’ Hostage families prepare for loved ones’ return on last night apart

Relatives of captives set to be released on Monday share their last-minute preparations as they ready suitcases and care packages

13.10.2025 40

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At ‘priestly blessing’ in Jerusalem, prayers, hope and ‘mixed feelings’ over hostage deal

Tens of thousands gather at the holy site to attend the service and celebrate the festival of Sukkot. Among them are ex-hostages, families of...

10.10.2025 60

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In first, three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel

Only 11 ships from the Iron Age had been previously found in the Mediterranean; discovery provides evidence of maritime trade under the Kingdom of...

08.10.2025 70

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Archaeologists unearth 1,500-year-old synagogue below abandoned Syrian village in Golan

A team from the University of Haifa and Kinneret College identify an ancient wall facing Jerusalem and some 150 synagogue items, including a stone...

05.10.2025 10

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Nearing Gaza, ‘peace’ flotilla rocks Italy, throwing government into political storm

Rome reels from the fallout of the Middle East conflict, with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attempting to steer a course between domestic pressure and...

30.09.2025 10

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Breaking ground without digging: In first, archaeologists ‘X-ray’ Jerusalem’s hidden layers

Israeli researchers use muon detectors, which detect elementary particles akin to heavy electrons, to reveal subterranean cavities; hope method will...

29.09.2025 70

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14th-century ‘machzor’ book at Israel’s National Library reveals lost Yom Kippur prayers

Newly digitized prayer book from Crimea’s Kaffa rite preserves liturgical poems unknown elsewhere, giving a glimpse of traditions lost when prayers...

26.09.2025 70

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Fabulous 1,400-year-old trove of gold coins sheds light on Galilee Christian city’s demise

Metal detector beeps lead archaeologists to nearly 100 coins and jewelry hidden during the 7th-century Sassanid invasion at Hippos (Sussita),...

25.09.2025 10

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Rare proof of Galilee’s forgotten 4th-century Jewish Revolt revealed in hidden coin hoard

22 bronze coins found secreted in Huqoq near the Sea of Galilee show Jews used subterranean hideaways during the little-known Gallus Revolt of 351 CE

19.09.2025 10

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In St. Peter’s Square, pilgrims hail new ‘Millennial’ saint, unaware of anti-Jewish undertones

Chief rabbi of Rome says it’s unsurprising many know little of the Church’s history of antisemitism, but focusing on newly canonized Carlo...

18.09.2025 60

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Ancient Levant farmers used irrigation to thrive amid millennia of drought, study shows

International scholars find that Bronze and Iron Age farmers proved resilient in the face of climate change, cultivating grapes and olives in...

18.09.2025 20

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Computers taught to read Dead Sea Scrolls in hunt for clues hidden from human eyes

By combining multispectral imaging with computer vision methods, Tel Aviv University researchers give scholars new tools to read, match, and study the...

13.09.2025 60

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‘Oldest organ in Christendom’ makes music in Jerusalem after centuries of silence

A team of researchers studied and restored dozens of organ pipes crafted some 1,000 years ago for Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity, which are now...

12.09.2025 30

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Ministry sanctions Haredi schools for refusing Sephardi students; 55 still stuck at home

With new sanctions and hearings looming, officials confront entrenched bias in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh that has left entire 9th-grade classes...

10.09.2025 10

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Unburied treasures: Israel unveils online database of 4 million archaeological finds

Antiquities Authority archive offers scholars and the public free access to artifacts, images and 3D models of sites, making Israel’s trove of...

10.09.2025 30

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‘Many opinions, one heart’ rally seeks to chart different way to stand with the hostages

Some 150 participants gather in Jerusalem to connect over what unites Israelis rather than the divisions among them: ‘Bringing the hostages home...

04.09.2025 50

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Mosaics, mikvehs and oil lamps found at grand estate shed new light on ancient Samaritans

Unprecedented 4th century site recently uncovered by archaeologists in central Israel offers insights into the life of the Israelite sect — and...

03.09.2025 100

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For the 1st time, religious 1st-graders in Israel outnumber secular ones by thousands

Education Ministry data also shows 5,000 fewer children are enrolled in secular schools in the upcoming year compared to 2023; experts warn of...

01.09.2025 70

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Ruins revealed by wildfire boost Galilean site’s claim as New Testament’s Bethsaida

3-day blaze clears vegetation concealing parts of el-Araj on northern shore of Sea of Galilee, adding kindling to theory that location was hometown of...

30.08.2025 80

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Orthodox Church in Gaza City ordered to evacuate by Israeli army

Church leaders have vowed that clergy and nuns won’t leave, will stay to assist those who cannot flee, as IDF plans Gaza City conquest

27.08.2025 30

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Huge dam shows ancient Jerusalem adapted to climate change with advanced engineering

C-14 dating finds vast structure was built in 805–795  BCE; peer-reviewed study matches biblical narrative, reveals Jerusalem’s wealth, power...

27.08.2025 10

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Were King David’s Israelites the first Startup Nation? Bronze bonanza spotlights tech skills

Earliest evidence of bronze production in Southern Levant from 3,000 years ago indicates use of local copper from Arava desert, possibly during United...

26.08.2025 40

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10 dead from Israeli strikes on Yemen’s capital, Houthi-run health ministry says

Iran-backed rebels says number of wounded has climbed to 102 and includes 7 children and 3 women after IDF said Houthis fired cluster bomb at Israel...

26.08.2025 50

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Haredi lawmakers said pressing PM to allow draft dodgers to fly abroad for High Holidays

Deri aims to lift travel ban on draft evaders so they can make annual Ukraine pilgrimage; Goldknopf wants them to be able to visit NY, calling trips a...

26.08.2025 50

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Tel Aviv synagogue contract sparks political storm over gender, prayer rights

City says non-discrimination clause won’t affect Orthodox practice, but lawyers warn it could expose synagogues on municipal land to lawsuits

25.08.2025 10

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Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel’s hold on West Bank

A push to shift oversight of excavations in the territory to a civilian authority sparks worries of creeping annexation, with researchers in the field...

23.08.2025 50

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‘Holocaust in Gaza’ graffiti sprayed on Western Wall, reportedly by troubled Haredi man

Officials and politicians across the aisle condemn the act; judge reportedly orders the 27-year-old suspect, a resident of Jerusalem, hospitalized in...

11.08.2025 20

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Post-Oct 7, archaeologists’ CSI skills gave families closure. An exhibit reveals how

A new collection at the Israel Antiquities Authority campus in Jerusalem showcases the painstaking identification of victims and documentation of...

10.08.2025 40

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When did lovers start kissing in ancient Israel? A new study looks to the Bible for clues

Research based on textual analysis traces the rise of ancient Israelites’ snogging to post-exilic times, likely influenced by Babylonian culture

09.08.2025 100

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