Bronze sculpture of an ibex from Iran, 1st millennium BCE. Fishes are not named in either sedra – only the requirement of having fins and scales. Be aware that fish can have different types of scales ...

Have you ever considered how words, like people, change over time? Take “catastrophe.” Originally, in ancient Greek theater, it signified the climactic “overturning” or resolution of a play – often ...

Catastrophe is not just crisis – it’s the unraveling of what we thought held us together. It’s the illness, the heartbreak, the devastating loss, the moment we realize things will never return to the ...

Occasionally, when I’m introduced to someone, and the person introducing me says, “He writes a column in The Jewish Press about antique Judaica,” I receive the response “That’s you?! How do you know ...

“Our relationship has seen ups and downs, but for quite some time now, it has stabilized and is moving in a very positive direction,” said Israeli Ambassador to Poland Yaakov Finkelstein in an ...

The IDF says the 98th Commando Division began renewed activities in northern Gaza this week and is now operating in Gaza City alongside the 162nd Division. Gazans living in Jabaliya and Gaza City were ...

The Jordanian basketball team refused to play against Israel on Sunday at the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Switzerland. According to the state-run Jordan News Agency, Jordan’s basketball ...

Sam Sutton might not speak much but Silent Sam is good at posing for pictures in the Senate hallway. Tuesday, May 27 officially began a new career for Sam Sutton, the first Sephardic Jew to be elected ...

(JNS) The United Kingdom is one of the chief funders of Hamas, Israel’s Channel 12 “Weekend News” reported on Saturday night. While a great deal of the money comes from private donations to so-called ...

Given the wild gyrations in the market over the past few weeks, some investors may feel down on their luck. After all, if they had just invested a bit differently or timed their contributions a bit ...

Northern Israeli border communities have received a boost with NIS 1.5 million worth of new firefighting equipment. Specially designed firefighting trailers were delivered for use by local first ...