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Close up from Spinoza's statue in The Hague. Statue erected in 1880.

Baruch Spinoza: The Universal Anti-Hero

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In his Theological-Political Treatise, published in 1670 and banned in 1674, Spinoza wrote: “In a free country every man is allowed to think in his own way and to say all that he thinks.” It...
The Chaim Herzog Museum of the Jewish Soldier in World War Two in Latrun, Israel. Photo: Harel Gilboa.

All roads lead to Israel

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Zvi Kan-Tor, a retired Israel Defense Forces chief of staff, is a sabra superman who grew up with a uniquely Israeli perspective on the Shoah and World War Two. Now the director of the Chaim Herzog...
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Study Helps Archaeologists Decipher How Ancient Bricks Burned

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Research from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and three other Israeli universities will enable archaeologists to identify burnt materials discovered in excavations and estimate their firing temperatures. The new technique can determine whether a certain...
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Israeli soldiers find Hebrew Book of Psalms in Gaza home

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IDF soldiers have found a Book of Psalms with a personal dedication to an Israeli man from nearly four decades ago in the home of a Palestinian terrorist in the Gaza Strip. The book, which...
A scene from the film"1506: The Lisbon Genocide." Credit: Courtesy.

Oporto Jewish community promotes film on 1506 Lisbon massacre

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Jewish communities don’t ordinarily double as film production companies, but the community of Oporto, Portugal, has shown itself to be anything but ordinary. It has begun promotion for its third film, “1506: The Lisbon...
A Torah scroll hidden in the attic of a synagogue in Poland that was ransacked on Kristallnacht was placed in the Holy Ark at Yad Vashem, Dec. 21, 2023. Credit: Yad Vashem.

Torah scroll, hidden during Holocaust, brought to Yad Vashem

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A Torah scroll hidden in the attic of a synagogue in Poland that was ransacked on Kristallnacht was placed in the Holy Ark at Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust remembrance center on Thursday. The event...
An artistic depiction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. Image: Tombah/Wikimedia

The Babylonian bubble

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A terrible scene flashed across our screens the other day. It was late afternoon on Friday as Shabbat was coming in and suddenly the sirens sounded. Jerusalem was under attack. Alarms blaring, all the...
The traditional menorah is placed in the Western Wall Plaza in preparation for Chanukah, Dec. 13, 2022. Credit: Western Wall Heritage Foundation.

2,000 years later, search for Second Temple menorah continues

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The possibility that the menorah used in the Second Temple in Jerusalem is hidden deep in the cellars of the Vatican has excited researchers, rabbis and adventurers for generations. Let's jump to the latest development...
“Abraham Sacrifices the Ram Instead of Isaac,” oil on canvas painting by Jan Lievens, circa 1638. Credit: Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum Braunschweig via Wikimedia Commons.

Antisemitism at its deepest root

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As antisemitic incidents have skyrocketed 500% in the past two months, it’s time to clarify the underlying cause of this malignant bigotry so it can be treated at is core. Rabbis, scholars, philosophers and...
Part of a collection of Chanukah lamps made from weapon parts, as featured at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. Photo by Laura Lachman.

Swords into menorahs: Chanukah lamps made of weapon parts

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The Israel Museum Jerusalem is home to one of the world’s largest collections of Chanukah lamps, with some 1,000 items from across the globe—from the Middle Ages to the present day. A ubiquitous Judaica object,...