Jul 1 Blog
By: Walter Zanger
What are zodiac mosaics doing in ancient synagogues in Israel?
Apr 27 Blog
By: Jennifer Drummond
The world’s oldest Hebrew Bible, the Aleppo Codex, is missing pages—and not just a couple leaves, but four of the Five Books of Moses! What happened to them?
Sep 8 Blog
By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff
Jodi Magness's excavations at Huqoq have exposed an elaborate Samson mosaic as well as new insights into the development of ancient synagogues.
Nov 9 Blog
By: Jonathan Klawans
Religion professor and BAR author Jonathan Klawans provides reflections after the tragedy that befell the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.
Jul 7 Blog
By: Fredric Brandfon
The Menorah: Worship, History and Myth, a major exhibition on display at the Vatican Museum and the Jewish Museum in Rome, provides dramatic images of the Temple Menorah.
Jun 3 Blog
Benjamin D. Gordon reviews "Ancient Synagogues— Archaeology and Art: New Discoveries and Current Research" by Rachel Hachlili.
Dec 31 Blog
The artist group Robotlab has recently developed a method for creating a “handwritten” Torah robotically.
Jul 14 Blog
New mosaics from the fifth-century C.E. Huqoq synagogue in Israel were found during the 2013 excavation season.
Feb 25 Blog
Join Steven Fine, Jodi Magness and Hershel Shanks in New York City on March 3rd, 2013.
Apr 13 Blog
By: Leonard Greenspoon
In his column The Bible in the News, Leonard J. Greenspoon looks at the various ways the Biblical proverb “Physician, heal thyself” is used by today’s media.
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