There have been several Jewish states inside and outside the Land of Israel during ancient times, some lasting for centuries, others for only a few years.
For a hundred years scholars have been searching for the mysterious people who created the alphabet. Has the answer been under their nose all the time?
The meaning of history’s first ideological war, the shocking denouement of the Maccabees, and why Jews focus on the miracle of the oil, not the battle.
How the Dead Sea Scrolls, considered by many to be the most significant archaeological discovery of the 20th century, speak to Jews in the 21st century.
This fascinating Hebrew letter from 630 BCE is the earliest documented example of how average Jews incorporated Judaism’s laws into their everyday lives.