History
Cocktail party: Raising a glass to 2026 with the stories behind your favorite drinks - explainer
The Singapore Sling originated in 1915 at the Long Bar in Singapore’s iconic Raffles Hotel. Bartender Ngiam Tong Boon designed it to look like juice so women could discreetly drink alcohol in public.
Before ‘SNL,’ there was Sid Caesar and a roomful of Jewish writers
82 years after his plane was shot down in China, Jewish WWII pilot Morton Sher is laid to rest
Parashat Vayigash: Sharp emotional transitions
Byzantine-era coins, ring discovered in Judean Desert point to Christian presence in region
The site is linked historically with Saint Sabbas, one of the founders of Judean Desert monasticism, whose legacy shaped monastic practices for centuries.
New Rome metro stations showcase ancient treasures after years of delays
Excavations for the new stations revealed remarkable finds, which slowed work as archaeologists painstakingly preserved layers of ancient Rome they hadn't known were there.
Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old labyrinth that reveals India’s role in ancient global trade
The structure is composed of 15 concentric stone circuits - the highest number ever documented in an Indian circular labyrinth.
Archaeologists find Switzerland’s oldest gold coins dating back 2,200 years
Two rare Celtic gold coins dating to the 3rd Century BCE were uncovered near Arisdorf, marking the oldest gold coins ever found in Switzerland, shedding light on ancient trade and ritual practices.
From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent - editorial
King Antiochus IV Epiphanes must be turning in his grave as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel to discuss regional security, energy, and technological advancement.
Oldest evidence of transport technology uncovered in White Sands, New Mexico
Archaeologists working at White Sands National Park have uncovered traces of a pre-wheeled vehicle alongside human and mammoth footprints preserved in late Pleistocene sediments.
Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars
Still reeling from the horrors of violent fascism and extreme nationalism, humanity has grown enamored of a universal self-conception that denies meaningful differences of race, religion, or culture.
Sacrificing the Jews will not save Western civilization - opinion
The massacres, the pogroms and the terror, are focused on Israel’s eradication: to be achieved by crushing Jews and the Jewish spirit.
How Israel's amateur radio operators used quiet diplomacy, saved lives on Oct. 7 - opinion
In a world where trust has become a scarce resource, amateur radio operators offer something different: human communication that connects people around the world who share the same passion.
Hanukkah 2025: The power of the invisible
Ancient Greek culture, based on Aristotle’s philosophy, believed only in what is 'before the eyes' – what can be seen, touched, measured, and proven.
High-tech cleaning brings back brutal detail of Rome’s Danube wars
The hand-held lasers concentrate flickering beams of light onto the stone, with the heat they generate lifting away black deposits of pollution to reveal the white Carrara marble beneath.