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'Ruth in Boaz's Field,' by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1828. (Public domain)
June 2, 2025, 7:59 am
With echoes of Book of Ruth, author chronicles 7 women’s remarkable journeys to faith
This Shavuot, read Kelsey Osgood’s ‘Godstruck,’ a reflection on her own unexpected Orthodox conversion to Judaism as well as the conversions of six others to a diverse array of religions
By Rich Tenorio
Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump wraps up a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
November 5, 2024, 1:30 am
Why Trump is being compared to the obscure biblical king Jehu on the Christian right
Some pastors are urging their followers to think of the Republican candidate as a present-day manifestation of the monarch who violently killed the evil Jezebel
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
'Illuminated Book of Ruth' artist Barbara Wolff applies silver leaf to the manuscript. (Courtesy)
March 9, 2020, 3:20 am
Spotlighted at the Morgan, Book of Ruth’s strong women tell a contemporary tale
At NY’s Morgan Library and Museum through June, intricate manuscripts dating from the Middle Ages until today show how famine and a refugee led to the rise of the House of David
By Cathryn J. Prince
'Judith and Holofernes,' 1605, by Jan de Bray. (Public domain)
December 29, 2019, 2:39 pm
Leave the latkes, take the cannoli in honor of this Hanukkah heroine
Centuries before Judah Maccabi led his uprising, biblical prophetess Judith headed off (literally) Israel’s enemies, which is why some eat dairy during the weeklong holiday
By Steph Black
Workers hang on a wall a painting believed by some experts to be Caravaggio's 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' for its public presentation at the Drouot auction house in Paris on June 14, 2019 before it goes under the hammer on June 27 in Toulouse, the city where it was discovered five years ago. (Francois Guillot/AFP)
June 28, 2019, 8:58 pm
‘Lost’ $170 million Caravaggio biblical masterpiece snapped up before auction
Painting depicting grisly scene of Jewish widow Judith beheading sleeping Assyrian general purchased 2 days before it was due to go under the hammer in France
By Hervé GAVARD and Fiachra GIBBONS
Workers unload a painting believed by some experts to be Caravaggio's 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' for its public presentation at the Drouot auction house in Paris on June 14, 2019 before it goes under the hammer on June 27 in Toulouse, the city where it was discovered five years ago. (FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP)
June 14, 2019, 8:09 pm
Top French expert stakes reputation on ‘lost’ Caravaggio biblical masterpiece
Eriq Turquin values painting of grisly scene in which Jewish widow Judith beheads sleeping Assyrian general at $170 million; now on show in Paris, it goes on sale June 27
By Jean-Louis DE LA VAISSIERE
Pharaoh's Daughter (© Dikla Laor)
April 24, 2019, 5:24 am
In visual midrash, Israeli artist puts biblical women in the center of the frame
Photographer Dikla Laor uses her Golan Heights home as backdrop to reimagine heroines from the Bible — some of whom are not even named
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Sarah Blake, author of 'Naamah.' (Collage by Alma/via JTA)
April 13, 2019, 1:40 pm
Author Sarah Blake writes the backstory of the biblical Naamah, aka Noah’s wife
Have you ever wondered about the biblical woman who became the matriarch of all future generations of people? Probably not — until now
By Emily Burack
A painting, believed to be the second version of 'Judith Beheading Holofernes' by Italian artist Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, is picutred during a photocall in London on February 28, 2019, following its restoration. (Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
March 2, 2019, 4:31 am
‘Lost Caravaggio’ unveiled ahead of $170 million auction
Oil painting, believed to be Renaissance master’s long-lost masterpiece, depicts Old Testament Jewish heroine Judith beheading Assyrian general
By Dmitry Zaks
Lior Tal Sadeh
April 5, 2018, 3:25 pm
Lior Tal Sadeh
More than four mothers
Erasing Bilhah and Zilpah, no less, from our consciousness indicates how excluded women are
Yoseif Bloch
November 24, 2017, 10:47 pm
Yoseif Bloch
How many children of Israel were trans?
The LGBTQ community has been part of the Torah’s society since the very beginning
Yael Ridberg
October 27, 2017, 5:34 pm
Yael Ridberg
When Pharaoh took Sarah, she was silent
Did she consent, or should we interpret discomfort and fear that worse could happen if she didn’t comply?
Biblical characters that Lawrence Mykytiuk claims to have verified. Clockwise, from left: Sargon II; Cuneiform prism describing the restoration of Babylon by Esarhaddon; a relief of King Sennacherib from his palace in Nineveh; Tiglath-pileser III from the palace at Nimrud. (Public domain)
August 4, 2017, 6:29 pm
Researcher gives seal of approval to 53 biblical characters’ existence
Lawrence Mykytiuk looks for ancient personalities who have made an impression — be it on a signet ring or a monument
By Rich Tenorio
Amanda B. Dan
July 7, 2017, 3:58 pm
Amanda B. Dan
Wonder Woman is an ass (and it’s good)
On why she stopped hating that very busy Proverbial woman of valor
The fall of Adam and Eve as depicted in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (Wikipedia / Public Domain)
April 15, 2017, 2:49 am
On journey to Eden, Bruce Feiler discovers the Creation of Man is really an egalitarian tale
Investigating how the biblical story was ‘weaponized’ to subjugate women, bestselling author travels to Iraq, the Vatican… and through history
By Rich Tenorio
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