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The remains of the ancient synagogue in Capernaum, from the fourth or fifth century AD. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Am Yisrael sings 20: the musical layers in the synagogue in their historical development

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The beginning of the institution of the synagogue is rooted in the gatherings of the people in the temple in the days of Ezra the scribe and the reading of the Torah from his mouth. At first, the gathering was intended for Torah reading, while the liturgical element was added later, such as midrash and Torah study.
Radio signals from outer space. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Will artificial intelligence detect signals of extraterrestrial technologies?

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To filter out unwanted noise and identify interesting signals, the researchers used a machine learning algorithm called a convolutional neural network (CNN). CNNs are a type of artificial neural network that can recognize patterns in data, such as images or sound waves
Erin Winnick Anthony. Makes and makes science accessible. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The jeweler maker and science accessorizer

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At the 3Dexperience conference, recently held by Dassault Systems in Nashville, Erin Winnick appeared, an exceptional user of SolidWorks software, who dedicates her life to making science accessible in various ways, in which, in addition to writing and lecturing, as a maker she also designs jewelry on scientific topics in XNUMXD printing
Dervish address. Photo: Shai Halevi, Antiquities Authority

Fadiha on Purim around the alleged inscription bearing the name of the Persian king Darius I, the father of Ahasuerus

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The 2500-year-old pottery on which the inscription was engraved in Aramaic script was discovered by travelers by chance in Tel Lakish National Park * It seems that this is a "note" to confirm the delivery or receipt of goods * The rare ostracon was studied by Sa'ar Ganor from the Antiquities Authority and Dr. Hagai Meshgav from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem , and their research will be published in the journal "Antiquities"
Karma Ben Yohanan, Hebrew University. Photo: Abigail Piperno-Barr

The Dan David Prize, the largest history prize in the world, announced the winners for 2023

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This year's winners' projects include a virtual reality tour of the medieval city of Angkor Wat, a digital archive of disappearing architecture in Kenya, studies of post-Holocaust interfaith schisms, gender and politics in colonial Nigeria, and white women's involvement in slave ownership in the American South
shofar. The only remnant of Temple music. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Am Yisrael Sher 19: The transition period - the main thing is to sing with the mouth or with an instrument?!

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Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakhai, who moved from Jerusalem to Livna and made major changes in religious practice after the Holocaust, is also responsible for the disappearance of the vocal music of the Temple, and the transition of only vocal music to the synagogues, with one exception - the shofar
Flint vessels from periods that go back to the settlement of Homo erectus at the site of the Bnot Ya'akov Bridge over 600 thousand years ago. Courtesy of the researchers

The quality of the stone in the prehistoric period

Researchers have discovered that the ancient man who lived at the site of the Benat Ya'akov Bridge preferred to use certain types of flint and basalt rocks for chiseling his tools and made an effort to bring them to the site
The horrifying children's game "Jews Out!" [Juden Raus!] produced in Nazi Germany. Photo: Wiener Library, Tel Aviv University

A creepy children's game from the time of Nazi Germany

This is a kind of "monopoly" game whose goal is to quickly collect six "Jewish hats" and bring them to collection points
A yellow patch was found on the clothes of one of the murdered in Auschwitz 2 - Birkenau. Illustration: depositphotos.com

On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: the annual report "For a noble cause"

The teaching of the Holocaust is also expanding to countries that previously did not teach about it - mainly Africa and Arab countries, according to a report by the Center for the Study of European Jewry in our time at Tel Aviv University
The late Prof. Yosef Agassi. From Wikipedia

The Israeli philosopher Professor Yosef Agassi passed away close to his 95th birthday

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Agassi was born and grew up ultra-Orthodox and left the religion in adolescence. Considered the senior philosopher in Israel and was a student of Karl Popper. He asked to change the nationality on the identity card from Jewish to Israeli and was refused
Human rights. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A summary of the history of the West - the values ​​of the modern era, part XNUMX

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In the 18th century, the process of turning monarchies into democracies began, but it still took many years for blacks and women to get basic rights
The hand carved in the wall of the moat. Photo by Yuli Schwartz, Antiquities Authority

A huge 1,000-year-old moat and a mysterious handprint carved into the rock were uncovered in front of the walls of Jerusalem

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The new parts of the defense system on the walls of Old Jerusalem against Crusader attacks were discovered during archaeological excavations by the Antiquities Authority on Sultan Suleiman Street, prior to the laying of infrastructure at the initiative of the Jerusalem Municipality through the Moriah Jerusalem Development Company
Knesset. There must be an authority that audits the Knesset and the government, so that they pass laws that do not contradict the fundamental laws. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A summary of the history of the West - the values ​​of the modern era, part one

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All over the world, including in Israel, there seems to be a wave of populist governments that oppose what are known as Western values ​​- freedom, equal opportunities and globalization (of which science is one of the successful examples). Nir Lahav reviews the development process of these values ​​and why they are threatened now
Findings in Nahal Omer in the Arava indicating extensive international trade in the seventh and eighth centuries AD. Photo: excavation team

Has the Israeli Silk Road been discovered?

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Cotton fabrics and silk fabrics originating in India and China from about 1,300 years ago found in the Arabah testify to ancient trade from the Far East, through the Land of Israel and Europe
One of the Bar Kochba coins bearing the imprint of trumpets, violins and harps. From Wikipedia

Am Yisrael sings 18: The special role of music in the circle of Ben Khosva fighters

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A silver coin of Anatolian origin that testifies to continuous trade between the north and south of the Levant about 3,600 years ago. Photo: Antiquities Authority

The use of silver coins as a means of payment began in the southern Levant as early as 3,600 years ago

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This is the first evidence that there was a continuous and long-term trade of metals from the Levant region to Anatolia already in the 17th century BC, about 500 years before the Iron Age when the use of silver coins became common in the region
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2,700-year-old rock carvings from the time when Nineveh was the "capital of the world" were discovered

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A Canaanite comb with the oldest Canaanite inscription was discovered at Tel Lachish. Photo courtesy of the Hebrew University

The earliest sentence written in the alphabet was discovered at Tel Lachish

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Hebrew University researchers have uncovered a rare archaeological find from the Middle Canaanite period. This is the first complete sentence found and written in the alphabet.
Obsidian beads from Anatolia discovered at Tel Tsef in the Jordan Valley. Photo: Haifa University

Evidence of the use of cotton from 7,000 years ago was discovered at Tel Zef in the Jordan Valley

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The cotton fibers found at Tel Tsef predate the evidence found so far by several hundred years and they probably arrived at Tel Tsef from the Indus Valley region, present-day Pakistan, from a distance of thousands of kilometers
The front of the burial cave that was revealed in the excavations. Unlike the hewn caves, the courtyard was built of limestone, which indicates its importance and splendor. Photo by Emil Eljam, Antiquities Authority

A 2,000-year-old tomb complex, one of the most luxurious seen in Israel, was uncovered in the Saloma Cave in the Lachish Forest

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The courtyard was uncovered as part of the 'Road of the Kings of Judah' project led by the Antiquities Authority, the Jerusalem Ministry and Heritage, and the Kimat Israel Fund * Evidence of the sanctification of the place over hundreds of years was uncovered at the site, indicating the burial of a significant figure who belonged to an affluent family in the Second Temple
The coin cache. Photo: Shai Halevi, Antiquities Authority

For the first time: evidence of the Maccabean rebellion against the Greeks was uncovered in the Judean desert

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In an excavation in a cave in the Nahal Darga Reserve, a rare treasure was discovered - a wooden box containing 15 silver coins from the time of King Antiochus IV *It seems that the person who buried the box in the cave fled to it, hoping to collect his property at the end of the rebellion
The half shekel coin of the third year of the Great Revolt (Photo: Tal Rogovsky)

A rare half shekel silver coin from the days of the Great Revolt was discovered in the Ofel excavations in Jerusalem

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This is the third coin of this type to be discovered in excavations in Jerusalem and one of the few ever discovered in archaeological excavations.
The Dead Sea Scrolls written by members of the Essene sect. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Am Yisrael Sher 17: The special role of music in the circle of the Essenes

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From the right, Shimon Sherid from the association's director, Or Netaf, Sahar Peretz, Julia Saleh, Ruth Persol and Lee Alpert. Photo: Eran Akerman

The Persol Foundation and the SpaceIL association have selected the candidates who will be integrated into a joint program to empower women in the field of space.

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Two of them will be integrated into the development of the Genesis 2 mission which is expected to be launched in 2025
Earth's population. Image: depositphotos.com

8 billion people: why trying to control population is often futile - and harmful

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"Instead of wondering if we have too many or too few people, we should ask how we can sustainably meet the needs of the people who are already alive"
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