An Israeli archaeologist made a “once-in-a lifetime discovery” when she found rare gold coins and a gold medallion etched with Jewish symbols believed to be 1,400 years old. Eilat Mazar of the ...

At Passover Seders, symbolic foods bring alive the story of the Jews’ exodus from bondage in ancient Egypt ... some Jews have added more symbols to link their liberation story to other struggles ...

Such coins were minted in denominations of half-shekel and shekel—a currency used in ancient Israel. During the revolt, rebels minted their own silver and bronze coins depicting Jewish symbols ...