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6.8-magnitude quake, centered in Atlas Mountains near Marrakesh, struck at time of heightened Jewish tourism ahead of High Holidays

From the blog of KJ Hannah Greenberg at The Times of Israel

The earthquake, which struck amid the annual etrog harvest, has largely spared the country's Jews. Two aid groups from Israel, which normalized relations with Morocco in 2020, are on the ground.

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 […]

Perhaps the most exciting discovery at Magdala thus far, however, is the Magdala Stone, which has produced a lot of excitement among the archaeologists working at the site.

Americans do make faulty assumptions about Israel; Ms. Kenagy’s are faulty to an extreme (“As I See It: Americans make faulty assumptions, misled by Israeli propaganda,” Aug. 15).

Israeli authorities and heritage advocates stressed that the Pool of Siloam should be preserved both as a pilgrimage site for Christians and Jews but also as a historical monument in its own right.

Like Doctor Who, who travels in the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) machine, we go back and forth in our history.

Plainchant is also known as Gregorian chant. It is a monophonic, unaccompanied vocal music characterized by its simple yet sophisticated melodic nature.

The Israel Supreme has become a major mobilizing source for the weekly mass protests against the reform that have been taking place in the last six months in many Israeli towns. Tens of thousands of liberals and conservatives rally around this institution, if not around anything else, confident that the Court is capable of preventing the government from irreversibly breaching the democratic walls. Unfortunately, this confidence is both unfounded and likely to sabotage the anti-reform movement. G...