Far from the Holy of Holies: How did ancient Jews observe Yom Kippur 2,000 years ago?

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Ancient faith, modern lives: Samaritans prepare for Yom Kippur and Sukkot

From fruit-laden sukkot to a digital prayer book app, a community divided between Holon in central Israel and Mount Gerizim ...
The Forward

An ancient community of 850 on biblical soil — with Jewish roots

No. Not that one lonely Samaritan, on a road two millennia ago. This is not about him, famous from the New Testament parable of The Good Samaritan who stops and helps a beaten traveler after two ...
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Excavations by Carolina archaeologist reveal first known depictions of two biblical heroines, episode in ancient Jewish art

A team of specialists and students led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Jodi Magness recently returned to Israel’s Lower Galilee to continue unearthing nearly 1,600-year-old ...
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Rabbis, Sorcerers, Kings, and Priests: The Culture of the Talmud in Ancient Iran

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