Genesis

Eighty years after Nuremberg, October 7 shows why evidence still matters - opinion

Reading the report, I found myself asking a question that initially seemed inappropriate: What, practically speaking, is all this documentation meant to accomplish?

OCTOBER 16, 2026|ByELLIOT COSGROVE

SMOKE AND FIRE rise from where a rocket fired from Gaza struck Ashkelon, on October 7, 2023.

The imagination that began it all: The Persian-Jewish poet bringing Genesis back to life - opinion

Does an identity gain strength by filtering out every external influence, or by encountering another culture without losing its own essence?

OCTOBER 8, 2026|ByDR. BENYAMIN YAKOVIAN

MDA paramedic Tzvika Rider on his first call.

Beyond the Headlines: The lessons we cannot afford to miss - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

OCTOBER 5, 2026|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Israeli officials lay cornerstone of the new "Joshua Trail," the first in its "Biblical Trails" initative, near Elon Moreh, September 24, 2026.

Becoming Israel’s Tuscany: Gov’t launches ‘Biblical Trail’ initiative to promote West Bank tourism

The NIS 3.2 million tourism project will include an accessible promenade and suspension bridge connecting the Eilon Moreh Heritage Center with the summit of the Mount Kabir Nature Reserve.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM

Genesis Prize Foundation will honor Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks

Foundation will recognize Rabbi Lord Sacks’ legacy and will produce a documentary about his life's work.

FEBRUARY 24, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Steven Spielberg Announced as the 2021 Genesis Prize Laureate

The annual $1 million Genesis Prize honors extraordinary individuals for their outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and commitment to Jewish values.

FEBRUARY 10, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Genesis Prize and Start-Up Nation announce winners of COVID tech contest

The contest recognizes Israeli companies that achieved technological advances aimed at preventing, diagnosing, and treating the effects of COVID-19.

DECEMBER 24, 2020ByALAN ROSENBAUM

Sana Britavsky, Deputy CEO of the Genesis Prize, Isaac Herzog, Chairman of the Executive, Jewish Agency for Israel, Natan Sharansky, 2020 Genesis Prize winner, Avital Sharansky, and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin.

Parashat Miketz: Days of love and hate – How do we cope?

“Will we find [anyone] like this, a man in whom there is the spirit of God?” (Genesis 41: 38).

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Ayman Hussien, a guard of Famine Stela, or "Rock of Starvation", sits near the rock, initially attributed to the reign of King Djoser (Third Dynasty), during a shortage of the Nile flood that led to a seven-year drought and famine, on the Nile's Sehel Island at Aswan, Egypt February 21, 2020

Joseph's talents could have been his downfall

Joseph is young, gifted and good-looking – promising in every way. And it almost destroys him.

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByDAVID WOLPE

JOSEPH’S CUP is found in Benjamin’s sack in the biblical story

Our Common Destiny scroll launched at Jerusalem ceremony

The Our Common Destiny scroll project is a joint initiative of Genesis Philanthropy Group and the State of Israel, under the auspices of President Reuven Rivlin.

DECEMBER 14, 2020ByHANNAH BROWN