Over 8,000 years ago, early farming communities in northern Mesopotamia were already thinking mathematically—long before numbers were written down. By closely studying Halafian pottery, researchers ...

Abraham Lincoln once remarked, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” ...

The world's oldest known botanical art, from the Halafian culture of northern Mesopotamia around 6000 BCE, hides fascinating ...

The Moshe Castel Museum of Art marks 15 years of presenting the works of underappreciated Israeli artists to the public.

The ceremony honored Israeli women whose courage, heroism, and strength helped carry the nation during Operation Swords of ...

The last secret of the Dead Sea scrolls has been cracked. The 930 texts rocked the religious community when they were found ...

Traditionally on the feast of Epiphany, Catholics bless their homes by writing the letters C, M, and B and the numbers of the ...

Knesset speaker backs civil marriage bill, enraging Haredi parties * Ex-aide to PM reportedly wouldn’t reveal official’s name out of fear for safety * 3 said detained in Xmas tree arson at Jenin churc ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Turns out that queuing up for smoked fish or pastrami at Russ & Daughters or Katz's is actually a 20th Century innovation ...

Clockwise from top left: South Park (Image: Paramount); Anniversary (Image: Lionsgate); One Battle After Another (Image: Warner Bros.); Superman (Image: DC Studios). Graphic: Laura Zornosa Silent ...

SAM: Rebecca, why do we play Dreidel at Hannukah? REBECCA: The four sides of the Dreidel represent different Hebrew letters that stand for “A Great Miracle Happened There.” And Hannukah celebrates a ...