Current
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You're a grown man with a respectable career. People come to you for advice, you take your responsibilities seriously, and you try hard to live the way a good Jew should. And yet, all through the day, thoughts barge into your mind uninvited. Improper ones. The kind you would be mortified for anyone to know […]
History
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These aren't legends or interpretations. They are excavated objects, including inscriptions, tablets, monuments and scrolls, that name biblical figures, places and events. Here are the ten finds ranked as most compelling, weighing directness of evidence, diversity and impact. To get a professional's eye on the list, we spoke with Rabbi Barnea Levi Selavan, co-director of […]
There’s been a lot of excitement lately over claims that Noah’s Ark has finally been found. Is this proof that the biblical story is true? Or should we be a little cautious? A team of researchers says it has proven that a mound in the mountains of eastern Turkey, near Mount Ararat, is Noah’s Ark. […]
Omer Shem Tov, 23, spent over 16 months in the tunnels of Gaza. For over a year, he’s been sharing his story around the world — how he survived and the choices that sustained him through it all, including 450 days of total isolation, 50 of them in a pitch-dark dungeon where he couldn’t even […]
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Critics said “Ur of the Chaldeans” proved the Torah was written a thousand years late. Then a 3,000-year-old tablet turned up in the wrong place.
