The charred lump of a 2,000-year-old scroll sat in an Israeli archaeologist’s storeroom for decades, too brittle to open. Now, new imaging technology has revealed what was written inside: the earliest evidence of a biblical text in its standardized form.
Yaakov came in and sat in one of the plush chairs, dreaming of the fortune he is about to receive and what he should do with it. All of a sudden, four burly officers entered the room and began binding his hands behind him as if he is a terrible criminal. They ignored his protests that he is here because the nobleman instructed him to come, but rather brought him outside and placed him in a waiting wagon that took him with other condemned individuals to Siberia.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Bentzion Elisha will lead a discussion on the topic – K’siva Vachasima Tova: A writer’s insights to writing and finalizing a good and sweet year for oneself through the use of contemporary soul stories.
Israel ‘s Minister of Science, Technology and Space, Ofir Akunis, met with Yaacov Behrman of the JFA in New York this morning in New York, wrapped Tefilin, and spoke about the importance of the American-Israeli alliance and the support of the New York Jewish community for Israel.
The popular ‘Lessons in Tanya’ series of books, based off the historic radio broadcasts by Rabbi Yosef Weinberg, OBM, has returned to print with a fresh new look.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe in the mid 1970s.
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