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What South Park and Dante get wrong about the Hebrew Bible’s Hell - study

A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.

APRIL 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839).

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC.

US veterans disturbed by President Trump’s 'trivialization' of war

US veterans criticized the White House for using memes to promote the Iran war, saying the approach trivializes casualties and the realities of conflict.

MARCH 30, 2026|ByASHER SMITH

Javier Bardem wears a pin which reads: "Palestine" on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US, March 15, 2026.

Javier Bardem speaks out for Palestine at the Oscars, while Iranian dissidents were ignored

Sporting a pro-Palestine button, Bardem was the only presenter to reference the war in Gaza, which ended in October, a contrast to previous years in which the war was widely mentioned.

MARCH 16, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

An Eretz Nehederet segment depicting an Iranian official showing AI pictures of Tel Aviv buildings swarmed by massive insects.

As Israelis feel weight of war, Eretz Nehederet finds laughter under fire

Wednesday’s Eretz Nehederet functioned as a kind of snapshot of the mood of the country, and managed, as it has in so many other times of crisis, to give people something to laugh about.

MARCH 12, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

The twin Jewish belly dancers who took Cairo, and the world, by storm

Very few people knew that the talented Jamal sisters were, in reality, Helena and Bertha Fishel.

JULY 11, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN

The Jamal sisters (Helena and Bertha Fishel)

'Spider-Man' co-creator Steve Ditko dead at 90, mourned by fans

Ditko, who was a first-generation American, created Spider-man and Doctor Strange. He left a huge mark on the visual medium.

JULY 7, 2018ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Comic book art by Steve Ditko. Spiderman and Daredevil.

Concert Review: A-ha takes on Ra’anana with Electric Summer tour

It was always a regret of mine that I missed A-ha perform in South Africa in 1994, however that changed on Thursday night at the Ra’anana Amphipark.

JUNE 22, 2018BySHAWN RODGERS

A-ha lead singer Morten Harket during a concert in Israel June 2018

a-ha: We come here to play to people

Ahead of their show at the Ra’anana Park Amphitheater on Thursday, the trio gathered to answer questions at a press conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Tel Aviv.

JUNE 19, 2018ByNAOMI GRANT

A-ha at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Ahead of Tel Aviv appearance: Sofi Tukker’s idea of success

Electronic dance duo from New York takes Tel Aviv on a ‘journey to a colorful, glittery, sweaty neon jungle’ this week

JUNE 4, 2018ByJENNIFER GREENBERG

SOFI TUKKER’S Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern

Enrique Iglesias can be your 'Hero' in Tel Aviv

More than 40,000 fans turned out for a concert that was more about the show than the singing.

MAY 28, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Enrique Iglesias in Tel Aviv, May 27, 2018

The Chainsmokers returning for another Israel show

“We've wanted to come to Israel for so freaking long,” they said during their 2017 show, also at the Rishon Lezion Live Park.

MAY 23, 2018ByAMY SPIRO

Pat Boone’s gift to Israel

“I have been to the Holy Land more than a dozen times, and the timing couldn’t be better in a world where peace, brotherly love, respect and reaching out couldn’t be more important.”

MAY 16, 2018ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN