History and Archaeology

The story of how the Jewish community of Kovno was attacked, expelled, and finally restored

How Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon’s views on faith ignited fierce opposition, book burnings, repentance, and lasting lessons for Jewish history

An extraordinary autobiographical journal revealing daily life, community, and history of Western European Jews in the 17th century

From Rashi’s divine insight to a 2,000-year-old bell unearthed in the City of David, uncover the symbolism, history, and spiritual depth behind the robe and ephod of the Kohen Gadol

How a single forgotten copy in the Steipler Gaon’s library brought back a vanished classic of Lithuanian yeshiva scholarship

A story of greed, hatred, and courage — from a 16th-century apostate’s crusade to the scholars who saved Jewish learning

Tortured by the Gestapo, sentenced to death, and miraculously rescued, Irena Sendler’s courage and compassion saved thousands during the Holocaust

How ancient sages, explorers, and journalists describe the taste, texture, and mystery of the food that sustained Israel for forty years

How hot food became a symbol of honoring Shabbat, survived persecution in Europe, and remains a powerful expression of Jewish identity

Archaeological records confirm that the price Joseph’s brothers received, was the exact market rate for a slave in his era, proving the Torah’s historical authenticity

On the 28th of Tevet, a quiet revolution returned halachic (Jewish legal) authority to the hands of the Sages and drove out the Sadducees

The debate over the pyramids reveals more about modern denial and ideology than about ancient Egypt itself

From Herod’s engineers to Ottoman sultans, from ancient arches to modern prayers — the story of Judaism’s most sacred surviving site

Uncover the powerful legacy of Rabbi Akiva’s wife, the ancient traditions about her burial place, and the spiritual practices connected to the site

A secular teen, lost in doubt, takes an unexpected journey through Jewish history and uncovers the meaning of faith, truth and identity

How the Mumbai Chabad House, rebuilt after the 2008 attacks, continues to shine with the light of Rabbi Gabi and Rivka Holtzberg’s devotion

From its creation under Nazi rule in 1940 to the Great Deportation, the story of the Warsaw Ghetto reveals both the cruelty of oppression and the courage of Jewish resilience

The remarkable journey of the Rosh from Ashkenaz to Spain and his lasting influence on halachic tradition

Discover the origins of Israel’s computing era at the Weizmann Institute

On November 9, 1938, Nazi Germany unleashed a nationwide pogrom against its Jewish citizens — burning synagogues, destroying homes, and paving the way to genocide

Rabbi Yehuda HaChasid’s Hurva Synagogue stands as a timeless symbol of Jewish resilience and renewal

The inspiring life, teachings, and legacy of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev

The life and teachings of the spiritual master whose path reshaped Jewish faith and practice

The moving story of a Jewish teenager whose words from a secret attic captured the courage, fear, and faith of a generation

Archaeology and history illuminate the real-world backdrop of the Megillah and the lives of Mordechai and Queen Esther

One side of the coin displays three ears of grain, while the other reveals a royal canopy with the inscription "Agrippa the King." Agrippa I, grandson of King Herod and Mariamne the Hasmonean, ruled Judea in the 40s CE.

A tiny stone weight inscribed with ancient Hebrew lettering was discovered during excavations near the City of David. Weights like this were used for half-shekel contributions by the Israelites.

From Ottoman rule to the modern struggle over the Land of Israel, this analysis traces how the Palestinian identity emerged, why peace remains elusive, and how Jewish history views today’s conflict through the lens of destiny and redemption

Tracing the true origins of the Palestinian identity, the desolation and rebirth of the Land of Israel, and the prophetic patterns that shape Middle Eastern history

Why Pharaoh erased 500 years of his own history, lied about destroying Israel, and left behind the oldest archaeological proof of the Jewish people