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Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746256

Has the Mona Lisa’s great mystery been solved after 500 years?

Jerusalem Post An art historian claims to have been able to decipher the location of the Mona Lisa in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting – and it’s not where most people had assumed. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746235

Rare Maimonides manuscripts on display in Yeshiva University Museum Exhibit

Jerusalem Post The exhibit is also the first time that the manuscript of Moreh Nayukhim, meaning Guide to the Perplexed, will be available for the public to see. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-746215

Ed Sheeran is popular — but not as popular as the Talmud

Jerusalem Post Ed Sheeran came close to beating the record that the a celebration of Talmud set. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746222

Understanding human nature

Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746140

From Rabbi Pinto’s talks: The great illusion of life

Jerusalem Post What is the secret of success in a marital relationship and business partnership? A tip from Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-746027

These Israeli women are breaking barriers in the Orthodox community

Jerusalem Post Historically, rabbis were always men. The Reform movement has been ordaining female rabbis since 1972. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745923

Jerusalem’s Beit HaRav Kook celebrates 100th birthday

Jerusalem Post The ornately carved chair that Samuel presented to Kook on behalf of King George V remains in its place of honor on the synagogue’s eastern wall next to the aron hakodesh (Torah ark). https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745659

The legend, legacy of the great Jewish cantor Yossele Rosenblatt

Jerusalem Post As we mark his 90th yahrzeit on 25 Sivan (June 14, 2023), Rosenblatt’s name is still the most widely recognized of all the world’s great cantors. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-745658

Rare Chinese Buddha statue up for auction at Bonhams in Paris

Jerusalem Post A rare Chinese Buddha statue, found in a French family’s home and thought to have been lost, is expected to fetch 1 million euros when it is auctioned in Paris. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-745857