With Shmuel Zanvil Kahana heading the Ministry of Religious Affairs, dozens of holy sites were established in Israel. A sampling...
The site of Herzl’s tomb and the nearby military cemetery have become central locations in the celebration of Israel’s national...
A quick glance at the Hasmonean kingdom and dynasty, 167BCE to 28BCE
Guerilla leader turned charismatic statesman, Jonathan the Hasmonean exchanged his daring tactics for shrewd diplomacy to take the Hasmonean rebellion...
The war Mattathias and his sons fought against Hellenism was perhaps even more formidable than their armed conflict against the...
The Crusader forces besieging the high walls of Haifa were unprepared for the fierce resistance they met. On the ramparts,...
Did the later Hasmoneans really become Hellenized, as many have theorized? Or were they like their palaces – Hellenist on...
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