Chazal

Ancient Palmyra, Syria. The competition between it and Neharda led to the destruction of the Jewish city. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Nehardea Chapter 4 and Final: The Destruction of Nehardea Between Persia and Palmyra: Who Really Destroyed the Babylonian Center of Torah?

The article re-examines the identity of Papa bar Netzer, rejects the identification with Odintus of Palmyra, and suggests that the destruction of Nehardea in the third century CE was the result of a Palmyra invasion motivated by economic and competitive motives.
Mesopotamian ziggurat in Iran. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Neharda, Chapter 3: Shmuel – Neharda’s Stargazer

How did Nehardea become the city and mother of the Jews of Babylon, and what is the relationship between Samuel the Amora, Babylonian astronomy, an ancient ziggurat, and mysterious comets?
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.

The cat is associated with ancient Egyptian culture. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Cat in Israel's Sources 1: Going Back in Time

From the prehistoric cat to the domestic cat – this is how the nocturnal creature became a constant companion of man, a sacred animal in Egypt, identified with demons and symbols in the Passover Haggadah, and mysterious even in the eyes of the Talmudic sages.
Actress Yael Sharoni in the role of a mourner in the series "The Jews are Coming". Screenshot

Ancient Jews Music 31: Mourning customs

The Mishna ruled that among the husband's duties to his wife was the concern for her burial, and "even a poor man in Israel, no less than two flute players (we used to be flute players) and a mourner (at least one)" (Mishna Ketubut 4:XNUMX)
The Five Enlightened Emperors - Trianus in the middle of the top row

The priesthood as you did not know it - XNUMX: a priestly conspiracy?!

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Astronomy of Sages