It is not easy to overestimate the significance of the Bar Kokhba Revolt. Because of its long-term consequences, it may well be considered the greatest tragedy

Marks' painstaking investigation into the figure of Bar Kokhba in traditional Jewish literature has indeed provided a corrective to those on both sides of the Z

The author uses ancient documents, archaeological findings, and contemporary research to solve the mystery of "the last king of the Jews."

The classic, essential guide to the beliefs, ideals and practices that form the historic Jewish faith.

In 1665, as Jews abandoned reason for the ecstasy of enthusiasm for self-proclaimed Messiah Sabbetai Zevi, Jacob Sasportas watched in horror. Dweck tells the st