Steinsaltz was awarded the Israel Prize for Jewish Studies for his groundbreaking work aimed at making ancient Jewish texts accessible to all.

As in the U.S., left-wing protesters in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have hitched a ride on the economic distress the pandemic has induced, with the full support of the media.

Among the 2,700-year-old finds: 120 inscribed seal impressions on jars at storage facility holding food collected as taxes for kings Hezekiah and Menashe in First Temple times.

Since the morning hours of Thursday, the 9th of Av, 803 Jews have ascended the Temple Mount. An additional 175 ascended in the afternoon, for a total of 978 Jews.

The passivity that greeted British rapper Wiley's brazen Jew-hatred has shocked many Jews into concluding that a line has now been crossed.

This congressional candidate is working with an anti-Semitic news network which has promoted the murder of Jews and then trying to accuse Republicans of anti-Semitism.

Reported maneuver could see Deri or Levin serve temporarily as PM to avoid violating coalition deal; Gantz said urged by some party members to give in to premier's budget demands.

Israel's security community isn't alone in its preference for stability, even at the cost of strengthening enemies.

'Sunshine' vitamin is like a steroid, researcher says, urging public to head outdoors; another scientist urges caution, saying other factors may be at play.

Memorials are increasingly being used to promote a self-congratulatory and sometimes self-exculpatory image of the country that erects them.