Jewish history
Inside Jerusalem’s 1948 siege through the eyes of a child who survived the Old City’s fall
In her book ‘Forever My Jerusalem,’ Shteiner recalls life in the Old City before its fall in 1948 and the emotional return decades later.
Why does Jerusalem belongs to the Jews? Because history says so - opinion
How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz
This month in Jewish history: Revelation, thrill of victory, agony of defeat
Purim isn’t Jewish Halloween - it’s a theology of wine and redemption - opinion
On Purim, drown our adversaries in drink, catapult our consciousness to a refined world.
Historic collections relocated as Israel Museum closes during war with Iran
The announcement came as Israel and the US have launched coordinated military operations against Iran, with officials urging residents to stay near protected spaces.
Documentary about Jews murdered after Nazi occupation threatened with ban in Poland
The Jews at the heart of Among Neighbors, from California-based filmmaker Yoav Potash, died six months after the end of Nazi occupation.
Is antisemitism inevitable? A disturbing old-new view of Jew-hatred - opinion
We have to be prepared for the possibility that democracy will fail the Jews.
How a machzor survived over six centuries and Nazi attacks to make it to Israel
The first volume of the machzor was completed in1272 in Wurzburg, Germany. Today, it is displayed in the National Library in Jerusalem.
This month in Jewish history: The first permanent government of Israel
A highly abridged monthly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Israel's heart is not in Tel Aviv - it is in Judea and Samaria - opinion
Tel Aviv does not boast the long history cities like Jerusalem, Beersheba, or even 2,000-year-old Haifa.
What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism
The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.
Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service
A segment of Israeli society – largely comprising traditional, Religious-Zionist, and secular Jews – carries the overwhelming weight of military service.
Parashat Beshalach: The joy of ‘mitzvot’
Recounting for the first time the story of an entire people who, after long years of harsh and grueling bondage, emerge into freedom.
