Jewish history

Jewish American history museum moves closer to joining Smithsonian amid political tensions

Jewish history could gain a more prominent place in the Smithsonian as a congressional commission considers adding Philadelphia's Weitzman Museum to the national network.

The National Museum of American Jewish History is closed to the public due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on March 17, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
THE PARTHENON TEMPLE on the Acropolis in Athens. Exterior scaffolding was removed in 2025, improving the view.

Exploring Jewish history on an Adriatic cruise - review

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Rosh Hashanah and 9/11: Preparing for the year ahead through trauma and grief - opinion

THE COLORFUL and beautiful Jerusalem Synagogue.

Prague’s spires whisper Maharal’s hidden history


Tisha B'Av's warning: Has Israel reached the point of no return? - opinion

The point of no return in the destruction of the Temple, that we mourn for on Tisha B’Av, actually took place on the eve of Tamuz 17, in what is known in the Talmud as the burning of the barns. 

People walk in the Old City of Jerusalem on March 8, 2026.

Between the straits: On Tisha B’Av, Israel must confront its own internal fanaticism - opinion

This year, we will fast and observe the customs of our national day of mourning. We will go through the motions, yet the conclusion is unavoidable: we have forgotten.

Yair Golan addresses the crowd at the Democrats Party primaries in Tel Aviv on July 20, 2026.

Middle Israel: How Jews and Palestinians became masters of historical denial

Had the Jews studied their history impartially, they would've understood centuries before Herzl that regaining their land and restoring their power is their task, not God's.

Palestinian women walk past a mural of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Hebron on the 21st anniversary of Arafat’s death. Ruth Wasserman Lande argues that the Palestinian narrative was created by the Soviet Union.

The foreign policy lesson hidden in Lamentations - opinion

Jewish tradition attributes Lamentations to the prophet Jeremiah, who was persecuted in part because he warned against relying on Egypt. He thought Babylon would determine Judea's fate.

Worshipers are seen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Tisha B'Av.

Chabad couple turns a small dream into Iceland's historic first Jewish cultural center - interview

"Our first priority was just to connect with people on a personal level, on an individual level, and find out what people felt was missing," Rabbi Feldman told The Jerusalem Post.

Jewish community at the opening ceremony of the Beit Shvidler Jewish Center of Iceland.

Venice art installation grapples with its Jewish history at 61st International Art Exhibition

At once playful, spiritual, and unsettling, Nabatele imagines a Jewish house of worship without ground beneath it.

Image of the Nabatele installation at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

The most important movement is not always what is visible externally, but what takes place within a person.

EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.

Rare Herzl letters, early Zionist treasures up for auction to support fight against antisemitism

Historic auction offers collectors the chance to own museum-quality Jewish, Zionist and Israeli memorabilia while funding global efforts to combat rising antisemitism.

THEODOR HERZL leaning over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois.

Like Moses, Israel needs leaders who understand different perspectives - opinion

Moses defined the quality every great leader needs: the ability to understand every human spirit.

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, learning at the Har Etzion yeshiva he led, 2014. He was awarded the Israel Prize in Jewish Religious Literature that same year.