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Contemporary synagogue art developments in the United States, 1945-1965

The Synagogue: A house of prayer, study and assembly - Synagogue and ancient temple - A house of the people instead of a house of God - Worship by prayer and not sacrifice - Instruction and debate ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

In Egypt, a piece of Jewish pottery suggests a woman’s role that was stolen from history

This story was originally published on My Jewish Learning. (JTA) — Years ago, my family and I visited the ancient Roman baths for which the city of Bath, England, is known and named. An exhibition ...
The Herald SC

Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old ‘revolutionary’ clues to life in ancient Jewish village

A mosaic of a fish swallowing Pharoah’s soldier in the Parting of the Red Sea found at an excavation site of a fifth-century synagogue in Huqoq, Israel. Jodi Magness, a UNC religious studies professor ...
Yahoo

Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area. The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews ...
Miami Herald

At the Jewish Museum of Florida, pot in Jewish life, both ancient and modern

A view of the wall text and images from the exhibition “Kosher Kush” at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, which is on view through Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy of theJewish Museum of ...
Sun Sentinel

‘A conversation-starter’: Marijuana in Jewish life, both ancient and modern, is focus of new museum exhibit

You wouldn’t think it, but the venerable ancestors weren’t averse to sampling the delights of marijuana. Indeed, as “Kosher Kush,” a new exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU concludes, some ...
Southeast Missourian

Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition

(THE CONVERSATION) Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025. Hanukkah commemorates ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

There aren’t Jewish fighters in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II.’ But what about in ancient Rome?

In 79 CE, Mount Vesuvius erupted in southern Italy, burying the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in scalding stone and ash. The catastrophe famously entombed, and preserved, the city’s villas, workshops, ...
CNN

Discovery of ritual bath sheds light on Jewish life in ancient Rome

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The ruins of an ...