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Sharona Margolin Halickman

Sep 22, 2026, 2:25 PM

The four species as a symbol of unity in Israel

Hadas (myrtle) growing in Neot Kedumim nature preserve

In Vayikra 23:40, we read about the four species which are used on Sukkot: You shall take for yourselves, on the first day, the fruit of the beautiful tree, a branch of palm trees, boughs of thick leaved trees and...

Eliezer Avraham

Sep 20, 2026, 8:47 AM

October 7: The Courage That Rises When the World Falls

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An exploration of faith, identity, and the quiet resolve that emerged in the aftermath When the World Became Unrecognizable There are moments in Jewish history when the ground beneath us gives way, when the moral order collapses in an instant....

Allen S. Maller

Sep 20, 2026, 7:05 AM

Prof. Emanuel Tov And The Sons of Israel or God Tahrif – Deuteronomy 32:8

Professor Emanuel Tov, the Magnes Professor of Bible (emeritus) in the Department of Bible at the Hebrew University, where he received his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies points out that the Haʾazinu poem towards the end of Deuteronomy (Deut 32:1–43),...

Sep 18, 2026, 7:07 PM

Baptism 2030: Israel, Jordan and Palestine Unlock Kahlat and the Copper Scroll?

Israel and Jordan Prepare for the 2,000th Anniversary of the Baptism: Could Academic Cooperation Reveal the Secrets of Kahlat and the Copper Scroll? The year 2030 will mark 2,000 years since the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River—an event...

Sep 15, 2026, 3:59 AM

Lifechanging: Rebekah’s Moment

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In non-biblical writings that invoke the Hebrew Bible’s matriarchs — Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel and Leah — Sarah seems to get the most attention. Leah gets no respect: Heck, in the order in which these women are typically listed, she’s...

Sep 14, 2026, 7:30 PM

From Jerusalem to Jericho, Did Gold Classify Water Quality in the Copper Scroll?

From “Waters of Gold” to a Water Registry: The Linguistic Sources of the Copper Scroll The use of “gold” as a metaphor for exceptional quality, purity, and supreme value is familiar in modern Hebrew expressions such as “the golden age,”...

Sharona Margolin Halickman

Sep 14, 2026, 7:12 PM

The World Exists for Israel

In Parshat Haazinu, Dvarim 32:8-9, we come across a perplexing idea: When the Supreme One gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided humankind, He set the borders of the peoples according to the number of B’nai Yisrael. For the...

Sep 14, 2026, 12:11 PM

The Years in the Chumash Parallel Jewish History (Vilna Gaon) (2/2)

List of significant events for the Jewish people in modern times: July 4, 1776 - 17th of Tamuz /5537, the foundation of The United States of America. דברים כד: יח פרשת כי תצא וזָֽכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֨יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּפְדְּךָ֛ ה'...

Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 AM

The Day of the Blast!

I wish all of you a Happy Yom Teru’ah, the Hebrew term for what is commonly called Rosh Hashanah–(lit. “head of the year”)–or the “Jewish New Year.” In fact, according to some Jewish traditions it is not so much...

Allen S. Maller

Sep 11, 2026, 7:47 PM

Mahdi and Messiahs Will Come to a Much Hotter Planet

Europe’s climate monitor said that August was the hottest month ever recorded around the world and warned of worse to come, as an unprecedented El Niño pattern grows stronger. Global temperatures over land and sea soared to all-time highs...

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