An ancient clay oil lamp dating over 2,000 years ago has been uncovered in the site of Nebi Samuel in the West Bank, the ...

For the first time, IDF soldiers held an official Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony at the site of the Hasmonean Palaces in ...

Based on the Greco-Roman model of celebrating a military triumph, Hanukkah was instituted in 164 B.C. to celebrate the ...

The Civil Administration said the artifacts add to a growing corpus of Second Temple–era material recovered in recent years ...

From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate ...

At Christmas time we read about King Herod who ruled Judea at the time of Jesus’s birth, and he is the villain of many ...

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of Hanukkah. The excavation was completed last week. It reveals a section of ...

The Hasmonean Palaces, damaged by graffiti and looting, will open to visitors during the holiday following restoration efforts.The post Ancient Jewish site damaged by vandalism to reopen during Chanuk ...

Archaeologists finished excavating foundations of the ancient wall that surrounded Jerusalem when the story of Hanukkah took ...

This section of wall, dating back to the Hasmonean dynasty, is nearly 50 meters long and about 5 meters wide. It is believed ...