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Oct 12 Blog

Jonah and the Whale

By: Nahum Sarna

The Book of Jonah is read in the synagogue on the afternoon of Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, the sacred Day of Atonement. Why, of all books in the Bible, this book this most holy day?

Aug 25 Blog

Jacob Milgrom (1923–2010)

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Eminent Biblical scholar and rabbi Jacob Milgrom died on June 6 in Jerusalem. He was 87 years old. A professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a member of BAR's editorial advisory board, Milgrom was best known for his thorough and erudite commentaries on the Torah (the Five Books of Moses), as well as his work with the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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