The database's 260,000 catalogue entries, the fruits of 30 years of research, range from modernist synagogues to ancient Hebrew illuminated manuscripts.

The ancient Jewish art of preserving — kept fresh Writer and food blogger Emily Paster’s new cookbook doesn’t offer the same canned recipes, though it has more than a taste of tradition ...

Arfa is unusual, but the art of religious Jewish storytelling lives on, both in its traditional form, as an in-person encounter, and in new technology.

Almost every summer since 2011, BYU faculty and students have joined a consortium of universities led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to excavate the synagogue in the ancient Jewish ...

Ancient Jewish art is often thought to be aniconic, or lacking images. But these mosaics, colorful and filled with figured scenes, attest to a rich visual culture as well as to the dynamism and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a stunning 1,600-year-old biblical mosaic in northern Israel. The mosaic, which depicts a scene from the book of Exodus, was found at the site of a fifth-century ...

In the last decade, the Huqoq Excavation Project has found mosaics depicting Noah's Ark, the parting of the Red Sea, and more in a 5th century synagogue.

A group of BYU archaeologists spent their summer at the ancient Jewish village of Huqoq near the Sea of Galilee in Israel, uncovering an ancient synagogue mosaic with rare biblical depictions. The ...

Depending on your penchant for skepticism, Abir Qesheth is either an ancient Jewish martial art passed down from Yemenite warriors or a brand new martial art created by a former rapper named ...

The Synagogue: A house of prayer, study and assembly - Synagogue and ancient temple - A house of the people instead of a house of God - Worship by prayer and not sacrifice - Instruction and debate ...