The Curious Jew

So by now I hope you've watched " Zenga Zenga " if only because it is so incredibly awesome. Judith Levy wrote a great article...

" Wounded Bird " by In Tenebris ( Lyrics )

You know that scene in "A Beautiful Mind" where John Nash is writing all over his windows with slim crayons? Were you ever that ch...

I recently read a book published in 2010 entitled Keep Your Wives Away from Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires . This anthology was e...

I read this post over at the YU Beacon and found it whiny enough to merit fisking. So let's take this line by line. The position of the ...

"The Biblical Texts Found in Qumran" in Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible by Emanuel Tov ~ The cool background to the Qumran ...

"The Old Testament at Qumran" from The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Biblical Studies by Frank Moore Cross ~ "The Ess...

"The Rabbinic Tradition Concerning the "Alterations" Inserted Into the Greek Pentateuch and their Relation to the Original Te...

Caution: This post may contain trigger words. For those of you who will read this and worry, I do not cut. But I know what it's like. An...

I. Am. So . Impressed. Mishpacha Family First tackled the issue of SI. SI standing for self-injury. Meaning those people who cut, burn, hit ...

I read this conversation between mother and child over at ' Every Day Adventures of a Pavement Pounding Mommy ,' written by Yael Ha...

There's an amazing new deal for all New Yorkers available today. Just spend $25 and get $50 worth of steaks, alcohol, ribs etc at ABIGA...

Drink up, baby, stay up all night The things you could do, you won't but you might The potential you'll be that you'll never see...

Miles B. Cohen and David B. Freedman write a scathing review of the Snaith Bible, in which they basically attack the book and demonstrate it...

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I've been thinking a lot about policemen and schizophrenics. Or rather, policemen and mental illness. This is partially because of the f...

Today marks a year from the English date that my beloved moonlit grandmother passed away. Thanks to all who learned mishnayos for her . Rest...

I love Richard Armitage and I love his portrayal of Mr. Thornton in the BBC's rendition of "North and South." Watch at your ow...

Did you ever want to know about the printing of the Bible? When did it start? Which books were printed first? Were the copies accurate or no...

Sometimes I just want to pinch off little pieces of my heart and scatter them like so much glittery confetti throughout the roads and viciss...