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Hidden Treasures of Cairo Genizah

Forward · 10 Nov 2011

Computer scientists at Tel Aviv University are utilizing artificial intelligence to reconstruct over 1,000 documents from the vast Cairo Genizah collection, which contains 350,000 fragments illuminating 1,000 years of Jewish history and culture.

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Kidney Doctor As Kidney Donor

Meyer D. Lifschitz in Jewish Action · 29 Oct 2010

Dr. Meyer Lifschitz, a kidney doctor, became a kidney donor for his sister after her kidney function deteriorated, advancing the idea of transplantation over dialysis.

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How Many Shofars Does It Take …

Marc Tracy in Tablet · 7 Oct 2010

The podcast "How Many Shofars Does It Take" humorously explores the possibility of seven shofars destroying the walls of Jericho as described in the Book of Joshua.

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Eddy Portnoy in Tablet · 21 May 2010

Phrenology, a pseudo-science popular in the past, claimed that personality traits could be determined by the bumps on a person's head.

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Hadara Graubart in Tablet · 11 Aug 2009

Jewish leaders in Israel, including rabbis and kabbalists, took to the skies on a plane to bless the land and prevent further deaths from the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

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Halachic Aspects of Vaccination

Edward Reichman in Jewish Action · 8 Dec 2008

In the late 18th century, vaccination emerged as a method to prevent smallpox, despite being controversial due to risks.