Israeli Researchers Uncover King David’s Biblical Town of Ziklag

Tuesday, Jul 9, 2019

Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, believe they have discovered Ziklag, a Philistine city where...

New findings on Neanderthals discovered in Ein Qashish archeological site

Tuesday, Jul 2, 2019

The Neanderthal man who lived in the Ein Qashish archeological site, 10 kilometers southeast of Haifa, lived a long time in the same open-air location in order to maintain a wide range of...

Year-End Bonus Time? Better Hope the Boss is NOT Your Friend, New Study Finds

Monday, Dec 3, 2018

A manager has to give a bonus to one of two equally deserving employees, one of whom is his friend. A judge in a high school debating competition has to decide which of two finalists to vote for, one...

Just in Time for Passover: Dozens of “Freedom Coins” from Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-70 C.E.) Discovered in Cave near Jerusalem Temple Mount

Monday, Mar 26, 2018

Bronze coins, the last remnants of a four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire were found near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. These bronze coins were discovered by Hebrew University...

Archaeologists uncover bittersweet end of 1,800-year-old Tiberias menorah

Tuesday, Dec 26, 2017

Why would Crusaders decorate a staircase with the carving of a menorah? This archaeological mystery — almost two millennia in the making — was recently solved, seven years after the Jewish symbol...

Martin Buber Supported MLK In Letter To LBJ

Tuesday, Dec 26, 2017

Just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the National Library of Israel has unveiled a timely letter from its Martin Buber Archive. In 1965 Buber, just before his death, joined a group of Hebrew...

Important Latin Inscription in Stone Found in Jerusalem

Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014

A 2,000 year-old stone found in Jerusalem in July is now on display at the Rockefeller Museum. The stone has an official Latin inscription dedicated to the Roman Emperor Hadrian engraved on it. The...

Western Wall Wearing Away?

Monday, Sep 15, 2014

Western Wall Wearing Away? Discovery of Extreme Erosion Process Could Guide New Preservation Techniques Erosion in fine-grained limestone up to 100 times faster; stones receded by tens of...

Did the Khazars Convert to Judaism?

Monday, Jun 30, 2014

New Research Says ‘No’ Hebrew University professor cites lack of any reliable source for conversion story Did the Khazars convert to Judaism? The view that some or all Khazars, a central...

Gold Treasure Trove Unearthed At Base Of Temple Mount

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

Sept. 2013 Hebrew University researchers on Monday announced the discovery of a rare trove of Byzantine-era gold and silver artifacts, the most impressive of which is a 10-centimeter solid gold...

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