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The term "chalal" might seem confusing. It connects to many unrelated things—like a superhero description in "Toteach Al Chalal" or a soldier who fell in battle, as well as a "chalal," a person excluded from the priesthood in this week's Torah portion.

Suddenly, one of the kids falls and gets hurt. Overcome with anxiety, he races to... the synagogue. He’s searching for his father to answer an urgent question. What's bothering him so much?

Built in the late 19th century by the Turks, the bridge known as 'Ad Halom' has a story worth hearing.

On Iyar 18, an earthquake struck, leading to the destruction of the Temple. Known initially as the day of Joshua's passing, it became forever linked with calamity, prompting a day of fasting, especially in Israel.

Researchers and scholars are still unraveling the vast material from the Genizah. For over twenty years, efforts have been underway to scan and upload these documents online, yet the task remains incomplete...

The construction style described by the prophets—"three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams"—was not understood until ruins from that era were unearthed. Recently, new findings emerged in Dan, in a site linked to the Golden Calf from Solomon's Temple era.

How were interrogations conducted in ancient Egypt? The Egyptian mindset believed honesty was guaranteed through pre-interrogation beatings.

This week's Torah portion, Kedoshim, commands us to pursue holiness. But what does being holy truly mean?

Once confined to the humanities, the influence of progressive ideology is now reaching the hard sciences, leading to a shift from facts to feelings.

Before archaeology, myths reigned supreme—no Jerusalem, no Temple, no anything. Now, evidence surfaces confirming a city dating back to King David. What do the deniers have left?

An event erased from history, never recorded in the annals, leaving the proud Jewish community of Portugal nearly nonexistent. This tragedy remains largely unknown in general historical literature.

With the Nazis' entry into the Netherlands, they placed a Wehrmacht soldier in Germany named Hans Georg Calmeyer. Calmeyer was not a righteous man, but divine providence planted the idea in his mind to save the Sephardic community of Amsterdam.

Most Jews endured unimaginable torture and confessed to nothing. However, a few, nearly driven insane, had no choice but to "confess" under duress to the absurd accusations.

In 390 BCE, Roman historian Livy recorded an incident where geese saved Rome from a Gallic army invasion during the Battle of the Allia. The invasion was thwarted as the geese made noise and woke the sleeping Romans, who then repelled the invaders.

While Yemen's Houthis accuse Israel of being an artificial entity on ancient Arab land, they may not realize they reside on land that was once the powerful Jewish kingdom of Himyar 1,500 years ago.

Every carriage on the main road was stopped by bandit minions, its contents plundered, and passengers injured or killed. Despite numerous military expeditions, the bandits, masters of their terrain, ambushed the soldiers and defeated them effortlessly.

Curious about the differences between a Ger Tzedek and a Ger Toshav? Learn about the Seven Noahide Laws and the concept of conditional conversion.

In fact, there are two New Years: The Torah commands Nisan as the beginning of months, but we celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Tishrei. Why do we need two 'heads' and two starts to the year?

The peacock's identification in the Talmud is indisputable. But why isn't the peacock mentioned in the Torah? Prepare for a surprise.

According to the sages, the first appearance of a word in the Torah that starts with a particular letter teaches us its significance. The first word in the Torah starting with Aleph is: Hashem.