Category: Religion
Sunken WWII US warship uncovered by archaeologists in Japanese waters
Jerusalem Post 84 US sailors had lost their lives during the battle, which the father of one of the Lost 52 Project archaeologists had witnessed first-hand https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744341
Read More‘Earth Monster’ sculpture points to ancient beliefs in Mexico
Jerusalem Post It was carved from volcanic rock sometime between 800-400 BC during the heyday of the Olmec civilization, one of Mexico’s earliest complex societies. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744330
Read MoreEarly evidence of dysentery plague found in biblical-era Jerusalem toilets
Jerusalem Post The researchers see it as likely that dysentery outbreaks due to Giardia plagued towns throughout the near east in the Iron Age. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744327
Read More1,100-year-old breastplate with possible oldest Cyrillic script found in Bulgaria
Jerusalem Post There is reason to believe that the inscription on the breastplate is in fact one of the earliest Cyrillic texts known to date. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744322
Read MoreArchaeologists discover sculpted Roman-era heads in England
Jerusalem Post Each of the stone sculptures was three times the size of a human head. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744321
Read MoreJudaism and organ donation: Is respiratory brain death considered death?
Jerusalem Post Within the Israeli religious-Zionist community, we strongly encourage organ donation and signing an Israeli organ donation card. Many haredim, however, disagree and Diaspora rabbis are divided. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744079
Read MoreShavuot: 7 things converts can teach us about Judaism
Jerusalem Post Just as our sages learned about Jewish affirmations from Ruth, so I have found through my work with converts that we can learn much about Judaism from them. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-743986
Read MorePope, in interview, skirts issue of return of occupied parts of Ukraine
Jerusalem Post Francis did not take a position on the return of territories as a fundamental condition for peace, something on which Ukraine and many of its Western backers insist. https://www.jpost.com/christianworld/article-744292
Read MoreItaly arrests raiders of ancient art, recovers 3,500 items
Jerusalem Post The operation shows how Italy “still holds immense treasures that fall prey to ruthless diggers and traffickers,” Carabinieri art squad commander General Vincenzo Molinese said. https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-744266
Read MoreA digital Jewish library aims to add women’s Torah scholarship to its shelves
Jerusalem Post The library has contacted a cohort female Jewish scholars to help write new texts for their digital collection. https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-744255
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