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During the Second Temple period, it was customary to use tools made of stone and indeed stone tools are being discovered at almost every site in the region.

Experts say the workshop, discovered north of the capital, dates back to the Second Temple period.

Defense Ministry unit that uncovered site, which includes several adjacent quarries, says it likely was a 'center for quarrying, production and distribution of stoneware'

After the fall of the Second Temple in the first century, Judaism gradually became a lawyerocracy, a society ruled by lawyers. Jews call these lawyers…

The development of KAPAP reveals the history of the paramilitary organizations that fought to create the State of Israel - Click the link for more details.

From the blog of Sam Lehman-Wilzig at The Times of Israel

Rosh Hashanah affirms that when we have a vision worth living for and goals to achieve it, we will see better, more hopeful days ahead.

The book of Ezra helped me realize how bad most congregations are at handling big emotions.

The Sicarii - which may be translated as ‘daggermen’ from the Latin - were a group of Jewish zealots who lived during the 1st century AD. The Sicarii intended to expel the Romans and their collaborators from Judaea, and resisted their rule. One of the tools they employed in their effort to achieve this end was assassination, especially in crowded places, which was calculated to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies. The Sicarii are often considered to be one of the earliest groups of ...

From the blog of Allen S. Maller at The Times of Israel