Yom Kippur War: How the Book of Isaiah spurred world Jewry to back Israel, refusniks in 1973

The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah. We must act – we must cut the road through – it ...

Daylight saving is here again (for some). What’s it all about?

Time can be a controversial business. Who came up with time zones – and why is the International Date Line a bit squiggly?

When the world tapped a Canadian to keep the peace in Gaza

Much has changed since Burns became the inaugural commander of the UN Emergency Force, the first-ever multinational ...