For the second time in 44 years, Israel has raised its flag and that of the Golani Brigade over the strategic Beaufort Castle ...

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The psalms seem deeply familiar, but the not particularly Christian anglophone might struggle actually to provide ...

At the Jaipur Literature Festival, the author, who was among the 428 activists on the Gaza aid flotilla detained and ...

He lived through the Arab Spring in Egypt as a Coptic Christian. Now he does Arabic-language outreach for a Jewish ...

Father Joseph Palackal standing in front of the Library of Congress, where a catalog of his musical work can be found. (Photos: Courtesy of Father Joseph Palackal) MIDDLE VILLAGE — Father Joseph ...

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As many visitors to the Forverts (the Yiddish section of the Forward) know, you can get an immediate English translation to almost all words you find in the Yiddish-language articles. Just click on ...

The best lies always have an element of truth in them. At no time is that more apparent than every June when Hollywood and corporate America join hands for Pride Month. Admittedly, the movement seems ...

Let there be shlama rabba, great peace, from heaven and life on us and on all Israel, and let us say amen עוֹשה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרומָיו הוּא יַעֲשה שָׁלום עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשרָאֵל ...

Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter. For nearly 2,000 years, Near East Christian communities have used Syriac, an Aramaic dialect, as their liturgical and ...