Explications sur la fête de Pessa'h (la Pâque juive).

With the Jewish festival of Passover approaching, I bring some explanations about this important milestone of the Jewish calendar.

L'histoire du site de l'église Sainte-Anne et des bassins de Béthesda à Jérusalem

L'histoire de la présence de la Franc-maçonnerie en Terre Sainte et ses sites-clés.

Beit Loya, an important city lost in history, is the third most sacred sites for the Mormon faith. Discover here what it has to offer.

The archaeologist Starkey was killed in ambush in 1938. He is remembered for his excavations in Lachish and the discovery of its ostracons.

Tel Gezer is one of the most important Biblical sites you would find in the Land of Israel and you wouldn't want to miss it. But it is not easily accessible ...

In search for the tomb of Salome, the once venerated Jesus' midwife.

Bethel (or Beth-El) is the mythical site that Jacob called the "house of God" (Genesis 28:17) after he had dreamt there of a ladder to heaven where angels we...

Beth-El (ou Bethel), le site mythique du rêve de Jacob, du temple de Jéroboam, et plus encore.

Des mots du vocabulaire français proviennent de l'hébreu. En voici quelques exemples tirés de sources variées: Aura, Auréole => vient de אוֹר (Or), la lumière...

The Scorpions Ascent is a route that connects the mountain range of the Negev with the depression of the Arava Valley formed during the continental rift that...

A short description of the Stone of Unction, its history and its rituals.

Les visiteurs en Israël ces jours-ci sont sans doute surpris de voir de nombreux feux de camp allumés à travers le pays. Car nous commes à la période de Lag ...

Visitors to Israel these days would be surprised to see many bonfires lit across the country. This is the time of Lag BaOmer in the country ! This short blog...

Caesarea made the news again, after an interesting archaeological find was reported in the press. This time it is a mother-of-pearl tablet inscribed with a ...

Ahead of the celebrations of Yom Ha'atzmaut (Independence Day) starting at sunset on Monday 1st May 2017, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has publishe...

Towards the closure of the Hebrew month of Nisan and at the beginning of the following month of Iyar, visitors in Israel get to be acquainted with a series o...

The Christian celebration of Easter gives us the opportunity to take a look at the events that took place during the Holy Week, and at its related sites in a...

The article gives an overview of the history of the Holy Sepulchre and of its status today.