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In the disturbing narrative, King David’s son rapes his half-sister and then sends her away in disgrace
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Culture Did the Bible foreshadow the hit reality series ‘Married at First Sight’?
From Isaac and Rebekah to reality TV: The Torah’s arranged marriages may have more in common with modern matchmaking than you think
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Culture It’s a classic Yiddish saying — but did it come from a biblical story about Jesus?
The origins of the phrase 'you can't dance at two weddings with one behind' has uncertain origins, but one scholar has a surprising idea
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Fast Forward How Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz’s biblical bickering explains the MAGA divide on Israel
Debating Israel and Iran, Carlson and Cruz got hung up on a verse from Genesis. Who read it right?
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Culture Why is Israel’s attack on Iran called ‘Rising Lion’ — and what does the Bible have to do with it?
The Bible speaks of a people that 'rises like a lion,' but does it refer to religious observance or military might?
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Culture Is this salacious opera a critique of Jewishness — or a celebration of its complexity?
The Metropolitan Opera's production of 'Salome' puts a Freudian spin on the famous opera
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The man who developed 'Masters of the Universe' explains Eternia's undersung Yiddishkeit
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