Tanakh
Herzog College Bible festival connects ancient texts to modern Israel - preview
The multilingual festival combined lectures, online study, and historical tours, bringing Tanach to audiences in Israel and around the world.
Parashat Hukat haftarah: The argument that persists
Hodaya Cohen wins Israel's 78th Independence Day Bible World Quiz for Youth
Clay cylinders found in Iraq bear writings of Babylonian king who besieged Jerusalem, study reveals
Int'l Bible Contest for Youth held in person for 1st time since COVID-19
Chidon Ha’tanach, the International Bible Contest for Youth, takes place annually on Israel’s Independence Day.
Mishpatim: Murder hornets in Israel
Jewish history is all about patterns – what happened before is bound to happen again.
The Magerman edition of the Koren Tanach is a landmark event
The beauty, felicity and scholarship inherent in Sacks’s rendering of the Torah into elegant modern English are apparent on every one of its 498 pages.
Independence Day: Gilad Abrahomov, 16, wins International Bible Quiz
As ever, the participants had to contend with the most detailed minutiae from the Bible, answering questions spanning the entire Biblical canon.
Mount Ebal – more than meets the eye
Ebal has much more significance to the Jewish nation than is common knowledge.
Prof. Yair Zakovitch to receive Israel Prize in Bible Studies
"Yair Zakovitch is one of the most original biblical scholars in Israel and around the world," said the committee in its decision.
Vilna Gaon's Tanach binding discovered in Jerusalem
The binding shall be put up for public auction next week in Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem.
How it really was: Obsessed or betrayed?
From my love of Hebrew and the language of the Bible and of our prayer book, I created in my mind a Jewishness and Judaism that synthesized and embraced the humanistic ideals.
Judaism confronts the modern intellect
Rabbi Amnon Bazak seeks to educate laity, suggest answers to theological tensions
Confused about Judaism’s view on the afterlife? Watch ‘The Good Place’
The afterlife is not a major point of discussion in Jewish thought. Religious Jewish texts focus on the life one leads in this world — not the next one.
