humanities

The town of Abel Beth Maacah was known in biblical times as a place for conflict resolution, we may divine from...

Yuval Shany, the Hersch Lauterpacht Chair in Public International Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Co-Head...

Of the numerous ceremonies and receptions that President Reuven Rivlin hosts for an incredible number and variety of...

An enigmatic sculpture of a king's head dating back nearly 3,000 years has set off a modern-day mystery caper as...

The UK magazine Times Higher Education, which publishes an annual ranking of global universities, has placed Hebrew...

A previously unknown stalactite cave was discovered this week deep underground in the Jerusalem Hills, thanks to...

Previously hidden text on fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls is now readable, revealing a possible undiscovered scroll...

March 26, 2018—Bronze coins, the last remnants of a four-year Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire, were found near...

Some 2,700 years ago, someone pressed a seal bearing the name Isaiah into a soft piece of clay, which hardened over...

Prof. Sergiu Hart of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be awarded the Israel Prize for economic research and...

Prof. Edwin Seroussi of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will be awarded the Israel Prize for his research in culture,...

Author David Grossman will be awarded the Israel Prize for Hebrew literature and poetry, the Education Ministry...

Just before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the National Library of Israel has unveiled a timely letter from its Martin...

Why would Crusaders decorate a staircase with the carving of a menorah? This archaeological mystery — almost two...

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In an unprecedented find, Israeli archeologists recently unearthed the first evidence of ancient deer bones on the...

Israel and fashion? Two things that are always in style! Hear how Hebrew University alumna Liraz Cohen Mordechai (Liri)...

In one of the rock-cut tombs, archaeologists made a rare discovery: a jar full of bones from nine headless toads. The...

Glocal International Development is an innovative M.A. program in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Hebrew...

Professor Hanoch Gutfreund, alumnus and former President of the Hebrew University, Professor Emeritus of theoretical...

Long before there was Joan of Arc, Mulan, or even Laura Croft: Tomb Raider there was Judith. Back in biblical times, she...

Are your children getting on your last nerve? Did a coworker’s comment rub you the wrong way? There’s no need to...

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL—A 1,500-year-old mosaic floor in what may have been a Christian pilgrim hostel has been unearthed in...

An ancient Greek inscription was found on a 1,500-year-old mosaic floor near the Damascus Gate in the Old City of...

The conference was founded in 1991 by Bar-Ilan University Prof. Aaron Demsky, an expert in the field of Jewish names....

Reflection on the Holocaust continued to occupy his mind for most of his life, so much so that he wrote a book: Hasidic...

Most science-backed shortcuts to happiness – like working out, smiling more and practicing gratitude ― focus on the...

The online Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art preserves the rich artistic heritage of the Jewish people throughout time...

President Reuven Rivlin called Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz Sunday to congratulate the rabbi and wish him good...

Trans-Pacific View author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic...

Albany When Australian experts wanted to know which terrorist groups pay pirates to capture ships, steal cargo and...

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem held a memorial service on July 31, 2017, to honor and remember those who were killed...

July 3, 2017 — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is pleased to announce that its Board of Governors, headed by its...

July 2, 2017 — 75 Christian, Jewish and Muslim youth from around the world gathered at the Hebrew University of...

February 8, 2017 – Excavations in a cave on the cliffs west of Qumran, near the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea,...