In a study published in the journal Iran, researcher Gad Barnea has uncovered new evidence suggesting that Zoroastrian ...

The "extraordinary" Jewish ritual bath was found during archaeological excavations in the ruins of the ancient Roman port city of Ostia, near to Rome. - Remo Casilli/Reuters Sign up for CNN’s Wonder ...

A 1,600-year-old Jewish bath, also known as a mikveh, was recently uncovered in Italy – and the find is the oldest of its kind in Europe. On March 10, Italian officials announced the discovery, which ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the journal of the British Institute of Persian Studies has identified distinct ...

A new study reveals how the ancient Persian religion of Zoroastrianism influenced early Judaism during the Achaemenid Empire.

Jewish India is over 2000 years old. Historical Hindu India was and is today almost entirely devoid of the oldest institutionalized hatred on earth, antisemitism.  Deeply distressing to Jews worldwide ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...

Jews have played pivotal roles throughout key moments in American history. Throughout 2026, monthly online conversations with ...

As a moment in time, the Oct. 7 massacre was, paradoxically, an event both anomalous and familiar, at once exceptional and routine. It was horrifying and shocking to the extreme, yet, given the ...