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Act of God?

Scientists studying the Dead Sea have found that 3,200 years ago in Canaan, a significant drought coincided with the collapse of the urban economy—and conquest by the Israelites. Va’ethanan: “This is the teaching”

Deuteronomy, like Hamlet, is full of "quotations." This week we feature one that flips in the middle and sends us on a biblical journey. (Click here for source sheet.) Download | Duration: 00:11:25Ten Years after the Hebrew University Bombing

“July 31, 2002—the 22nd of Av, 5762—was a cruel twist in the Jewish calendar. Instead of nahamu, the comfort we all needed, we had our own Tisha b’Av.”  (Addendum: “A Jewish narrative of pain and destruction is incomplete without an infusion of hope.”) The $100,000 Tree

Mindful of the Torah's prohibition against chopping down fruit trees unnecessarily, one man in Brooklyn has avoided uprooting a mulberry tree by building his house around it.Reading the Talmud in Tehran

After the Vice President of Iran's claim that narcotic abuse stems from the Talmud was challenged, he responded that he wasn't attacking "authentic" Jews—just Zionists.Bible Boom

Israeli journalists are embarrassed by the Bible’s popularity, and petrified that so many people feel the text is relevant.