The essay discusses the enigmatic episode of the Mei Meribah incident in the Torah, where Moses and Aaron are punished for their actions.

The article discusses the theme of masquerade and its significance in Jewish culture, drawing connections to the film "Clueless" and various ancient Jewish texts.

The story of Hanukkah, as most modern Jews know it, involves the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks and the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses biblical Judaism and the evolution of rabbinic authority.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, Dr. Tova Ganzel discusses the evolution of Jewish law and authority.

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, an anonymous email sender discusses their struggles with the Oral Torah and their continued faith despite uncertainty.

Lawrence M. Wills' book "Introduction to the Apocrypha: Jewish Books in Christian Bibles" challenges the common categorization of the Apocrypha as non-canonical Jewish texts.

Four important scholars of Jewish philosophy recently passed away within a short period of time.

In the Talmudic period (200-500 CE), Jews had ceased being tempted by idol worship, focusing instead on co-existing with pagan societies.

During the late Second Temple period, Jews produced a vast body of diverse literature, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Philo of Alexandria's treatises, and writings of Josephus, much of which was preserved by Orthodox Christians rather than Jews themselves in places like St. Catherines Monastery and Mount Athos.

In Leonard Cohen's song "The Future," the idea of repentance is pondered, leading to a discussion on how the concept of repentance as we know it today is not explicitly present in the Hebrew Bible but emerged later in history, particularly during the Second Temple period influenced by Hellenistic philosophy.

In "The Origins of Jewish Universalism: What it is, and Why it Matters," Malka Simkovich explores how Jewish universalist ideas were prevalent in the late Second Temple period, challenging the perception of Judaism as solely particularistic.

Archaeologists have recently discovered a tunnel underneath ancient Jerusalem, which might have been used as an escape route during the Roman siege of 70 C.E., supporting Josephus's accounts of multiple tunnels used by fleeing Jerusalem inhabitants.