Category: Religion
Ancient cemetery discovered at UK Spaceport site in Shetland Islands
Jerusalem Post The archaeological findings include pits, large boulders, and burnt bones, all pointing toward the existence of a ritual cremation cemetery. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751982
Read MoreAncient Kushan script deciphered after 70 years – what does it say?
Jerusalem Post Approximately 60% of the characters in the Kushan script have been decoded, and the researchers are continuing their efforts to decipher the remaining characters. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751981
Read MoreShabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US
Jerusalem Post See Shabbat times for your area. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-751940
Read MoreParashat Devarim: How we approach the land and the other
Jerusalem Post The positive aspect of identity as a cornerstone for so many fundamental facets of our lives is countered by a darker side, particularly when it comes to national identity. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-751825
Read MoreParashat Devarim: Who is responsible for acting justly?
Jerusalem Post In his speeches, Moses sought to guide and instruct the people according to the spiritual and moral principles he had received from God during their 40 years of wandering in the desert. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-751824
Read MoreEinstein’s letter rebuking creationism up for auction
Jerusalem Post The letter is valued to be worth $125,000 USD (approximately 451,584.38 NIS). Other letters from the great scientist have fetched $3 million USD at auction. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-751908
Read MoreTrump to return ancient oil lamps to Israel
Jerusalem Post The former director of the authority, who organized the sending of the lamps, told the Journal that “Saul Fox operated transparently with the antiquities authority.” https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751904
Read MoreTisha B’Av invites you to imagine how everything could go wrong
Jerusalem Post Life is so inconceivable without the Temple, that the only reasonable approach is for the world to literally end, to stop producing food or procreating “until the seed of Abraham will disappear…” https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-751899
Read MoreThe Jewish story behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ explained
Jerusalem Post “To the outside world, he was always known as a German Jew, and he always insisted that he was neither German nor Jewish,” said author Ray Monk. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751740
Read MoreDinosaur vs mammal: Dramatic fossil shows pugnacious mammal attacking a dinosaur
Jerusalem Post “Here, we have good evidence for a smaller mammal preying on a larger dinosaur, which is not something we would have guessed without this fossil,” Mallon added. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-751730
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