Judaism
Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years
Egypt
September 17, 2023
Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years
The Jewish community in Egypt organized a celebration for the Jewish New Year in the Vitali Madjar Synagogue in Heliopolis,…
In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
Middle East
June 24, 2023
In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
Jerusalem CNN — In the hushed, ornate St James cathedral in the Armenian Quarter, one of Jerusalem’s most famous photographers…
Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’
Egypt
March 19, 2023
Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the top religious institution for Sunni Islam, rejected calls to form a doctrinal entity that brings together the…
Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church
Middle East
March 8, 2023
Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church
The United Arab Emirates on March 1 inaugurated the “Abrahamic Family House,” an interfaith complex housing a mosque, a church,…
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
Archaeology
February 20, 2023
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in…
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing…
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
Middle East
May 3, 2021
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
Middle East
March 9, 2021
Gulf opens door to public Jewish life amid Israel ties
JERUSALEM (AP) — Half a year after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain established diplomatic relations with Israel, discreet Jewish…
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Middle East
March 2, 2021
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment,…
Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism
Cinema/TV
February 10, 2021
Singer Basma al-Kuwaiti converts to Judaism
Singer Basma al-Kuwaitiya announced that she was converting from Islam to Judaism. She made the announcement in a video posted…