Arts and culture editor Jessica Steinberg travels down to Arad to witness the American artist's photoshoot

As part of next year's Rakia mission to International Space Station, Eytan Stibbe says he'll bring along ancient artifact as a 'symbol of Jewish history'

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Parts of books of Nahum and Zechariah, world's oldest woven basket, 6,000-year-old mummified child, Bar Kochba Revolt coins among stunning finds from daring Judean Desert rescue op

Six saplings sprout from ancient kernels gathered at Judean archaeological sites; scientists hope to pollinate female plants from existing ancient tree and produce fruit

Accident comes only months after a 21-year-old died in a fall from a 30-meter cliff in the Judean Desert

Thousands visit sites near the Dead Sea, where the weather service is warning of possible flooding due to expected rainfall accompanying rare 'medicane'

Arad and Kfar Hanokdim host back-to-back festivals toward the end of the summer

Take a break in this activity-filled southern town, where desert life and civilization meet up perfectly