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Prof. Yehudit Berman. Photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

Two Tel Aviv University researchers elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Prof. Yishai Rosen-Zvi from the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud and Prof. Yehudit Berman from the Faculty of Life Sciences are the only Israelis elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2026
A black cat and a white cat. Their fates were different in ancient times. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Cat in the Sources of Chazal 4: "If the Torah had not been given, we would have learned modesty from the cat"

The fourth episode in the series reviews the place of the cat in homes during the time of the Sages, their treatment of it as impure on the one hand and as having qualities worthy of imitation on the other – and the colors that stir debate to this day.
Eurasian lynx. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Cat in Judaism Chapter 3: In the Mishnah and Talmud.

An ancient harp player dressed in Roman clothes from the first century on the steps of the amphitheater in Caesarea. Produced using Dali 2. Idea: Avi Blizovsky

Am Yisrael Sher 23: The sand song and its playing and the social aspects involved (b)

King Herod sought, in accordance with Roman policy, to integrate the Jewish kingdom under his leadership into the global culture of the Roman-Hellenistic Empire