History
When hassidic masters tried, failed to usher in the messianic age during Napoleon's wars
The Hozeh would later recount that the Heavenly Court had ruled against him on account of his attempts to bring the redemption before the appointed time.
Europe's open borders give way to Islamic conquest without need for bloodshed - opinion
Shabbat Chazon: Cries of trauma, betrayal from Jerusalem and Gush Katif
Historic discovery: New species of ancient shark discovered in Kentucky cave
One of Yemen's last Jewish women makes aliyah to Israel - report
Youssef reportedly left Yemen in June, a year after her husband Yahya’s death, according to Yemeni independent journalist Ali Ibrahim Al-Moshki.
Secret diaries reveal Ben-Gurion’s sleepless battle to build a nation
Ben-Gurion frequently used the term “harada” (anxiety) to describe the dread he felt for the Zionist project and the lives placed in his care.
The unpromised land: Exile experience cannot be severed from modern Jewish history - opinion
It is crucial not to sever modern Jewish history from the interim, desert experience of the past two thousand years.
Tisha B'av, connection to Jerusalem, proves Jews are not 'settler-colonialists' - opinion
We cannot colonize a land that God promised to Abraham 3,800 years ago. We cannot colonize a land in which Jews have lived for four millennia.
Echoes of old Jerusalem: How 19th-century neighborhoods disappeared but never faded
This week, we are taking a look at ones whose names you may recognize but that have long ceased being used as neighborhoods – particularly the market area around Nahlaot.
This week in Jewish history: Israel and Jordan end state of enmity
A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.
Patron behind Hamburg's new opera house has resisted scrutiny of family history with Nazis
The patron behind Hamburg’s new opera house has resisted scrutiny of his family’s Nazi collaboration
Archaeologists discover grave of second wife of Prussian king Frederick William II
The exact location of her grave had been forgotten, and it was not marked or provided with a gravestone.
Early Byzantine chapel and complex discovered at Konuralp Ancient Theatre
Findings include mosaics, apses, and possibly a larger complex from the early Byzantine period.
Archaeologists uncover 3,800-year-old kurgan tomb in Azerbaijan
Inside the kurgan is a three-chamber vault. The first holds a warrior leader buried semi-flexed, holding a rare four-pronged bronze spearhead - an extraordinary archaeological find.
Eat your words: The English language's buffet of food phrases, idioms, expressions - explainer
Let’s take a look at some of the verbal morsels that spice up our conversation – as long as we don’t bite off more than we can chew.
