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When do cucumbers need a trellis? Trellising vining cucumbers with these tips will help you grow straighter cukes, keep plants healthier, and have easier harvests.

The origins of the Haggadah are not clear, but the commandment to retell the Exodus comes from a strange night-long meeting of five sages.

By Yigal Bin-Nun The millennium that separated the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 CE and the emergence of Hebrew literature in the 11th century is known as the “Dark Age” of Jewish history. A lack of significant historical records characterizes this period. According to Josephus Flavius, the Roman occupation of Judea was […]

Prof. Yonatan Adler’s book provides proofs both for and against how far back ‘rabbinic Judaism’ goes

Yes, it's a thing. And no, it should not be. And yes, the larger story is complicated.

Spring is here and it's time to get down and dirty in the garden.

Do you know what the Beit Alpha cucumber is and how it ties into Israel's history?

Political scientist Shlomo Avineri argues that the resilience of the democratic tradition in modern-day Israel stems from centuries of communal

It's March and that means Houston gardeners need to get to work.

Avoid the lines at places like Masada, Caesarea and the Shrine of the Book this Passover, and visit lesser-known, but just as beautiful authentic sites instead.