Egypt has ordered the closure of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the world's oldest continuously functioning ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world.

The fourth Book of the Torah begins on a certain high note, but turns out to be the saddest and most disappointing in the ...

It’s a narrative of transition—from dependence to agency, from miracles to management. Within its verses unfold the full drama of collective life: the struggle for leadership and legitimacy, the fear ...

Almost 15 centuries after its foundation, the oldest Christian monastery in operation puts "lock" and even in a period of ...

During the Second Temple period, Shavuot also became synonymous with the bringing of bikkurim, the first ripened fruits of ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of a Roman fortress in northern Sinai. The discovery illuminates the Roman Empire’s ...