The archaeological team thinks that the synagogue was built in the first century B.C. perhaps more than 100 years before the destruction of Jerusalem's Second Temple.

The researchers said the house of worship was likely in use from at least the early 1st century A.D.—about 2,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of synagogues dates to the 3rd century B.C ...

The values prevailing from the American Revolution were visible when Christians lined up to attend Kentucky's first synagogue ...

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A third-century synagogue was first unearthed in 1905. It was crafted from basalt stones and features Jewish motifs, but it was built in the third century C.E., more than 200 years after Jesus ...

Patagonia, Argentina’s famously beautiful southern region, has been a haven for Israeli backpackers, vacationers from Buenos Aires and, in the 20th century, Nazi war criminals. What the scenic ...

Spain Spanish archaeologists uncover 14th-century synagogue hidden within a converted church, hospital, bar Hints of the Jewish temple’s existence came from the writing of a priest, historian ...

Digging began over a decade ago at the site of a fifth century synagogue overlooking the Sea of Galilee. What they found is upending long-held beliefs about Jewish life in that era.

MADRID -- Archaeologists in the southern Spanish town of Utrera confirmed Tuesday they had uncovered a 14th-century synagogue hidden within a building that was later converted into a church ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - For the first time in over 50 years, the Charleston Jewish community is getting a new Mikvah. A Mikvah is a pool of water that is used for ritual cleansing and purification ...