All posts tagged "judaism"

The Jewish community in Cairo celebrated the Jewish New Year 5784, commonly known as Rosh Hashanah, at...

The conversation surrounding the veil has made headlines in recent years as a topic mired in controversy....

“I did say and I say again, you need not be a Jew to be a Zionist.”...

  Courageous, tireless, and loyal was Carmen Weinstein, the former leader of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community. Weinstein...

Across centuries, the Egyptian desert has bore witness to kings and prophets, messengers and messiahs, pariahs and...

Egypt has witnessed the passage of an eclectic and diverse tapestry of cultural traditions, a cornerstone of...

Egypt’s synagogues reflect the country’s cosmopolitan history and its multicultural and pluralistic religious heritage which extended beyond...

According to documents recently discovered by Professor Steven E. Zipperstein of UCLA and Tel Aviv University and...

According to local Egyptian news outlets, the Ministry of Local development has announced its program to develop...

Eid Al-Adha is a holiday with a rich history. It’s a three-day event celebrated by almost two...

Magda Haroun, head of the Jewish community in Egypt, said in an interview with Al-Hurra TV that...

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has approved a request to allocate EGP 40 million for the restoration of...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini, for the...

Joseph’s Tomb, a holy site where Jews go to pray, has been badly damaged after being set...

Eid Al-Adha is a holiday with a rich history.  It’s a three-day event celebrated by almost two...

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned “the storming by Israeli occupation forces of the yard of al-Aqsa Mosque” after...

An Egyptian court has permanently banned an annual Jewish festival that honors 19th Century Moroccan Rabbi Jaccob...