MASADA, Israel (Reuters) - Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, composed in the Nazi era, will be showcased at an Israeli opera festival against the backdrop of a towering desert plateau that stands as a ...

(RNS) — Saturday night was a “leil shimurim,” a night of watching and waiting. I have deliberately borrowed that term from the biblical account of the Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 12:42) — which we are ...

(JTA) — The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have ...

To say that I am proud of Stu does not come close to the way I feel. I never doubted that he could make it to the top.

The researchers: "According to the common myth, the Romans laid siege to the desert fortress of Masada for three long years. A new survey employing advanced technologies indicates that the siege was ...

The research counters a long-held narrative about the first-century Roman siege of the fortress. The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a ...