Spain's Toledo, the city of three cultures
The best view of Spain’s ancient capital Toledo is from Mirador del Valle—a lookout point to the south of the city that gives ...
The Forward1 天
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote ‘Ulysses’ a Jewish poet’s bookstore rises ...
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
Arizona Jewish Post2 天
Rabbi’s Corner: On Tu B’Shvat, Tucson Trees Remind Us of Our Resilience
Tu B’Shvat is more than one day of honoring our trees and agriculture. The holiday serves as a yearly time to reconnect with our earth and our community. By celebrating in Tucson, we learn from the ...
sdjewishworld2 天
Touring Jaffa and Tel Aviv with a Son from Arizona
The commanding Clock Tower, which is a stone’s throw from the light rail stop, was built in in 1900 in “Palestine” by the ...
ZME Science3 天
Ancient Roman Papyrus Details Stunning Forgery Case in Exquisite Detail
The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...
Jewish Journal3 天
What the Mezuzah Marks in the Current Moment
Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...
The Art Newspaper4 天
Unesco completes restoration of Mosul heritage sites damaged under Isis
The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115 million ...
Experts Found an Ancient Papyrus Hidden in Storage. Turns Out, It's a Roman-Era Crime Drama.
A new discovery from the Roman empire outlines a juicy case of second-century crime. Containing an extraordinary 133 lines of ...
The Times of Israel5 天
Greater Israel—Getting Serious about Settlements and Colonization (Part 1 of 3)
The vision of Zionism 2.0, Zionism Potentia or Greater Israel as it may be called, rests, importantly on a deeper ...
Al Aqsa To Hagia Sophia: Historical Sites At Religious And Cultural Fault Lines
In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...
sdjewishworld6 天
Mishnah Anticipated Scientific Understanding of Whispering, Digestion, Combustion
What particularly fascinates me is how the book reveals the Mishnah's sophisticated understanding of physical and psychological phenomena that we've only recently begun to explain through modern ...