In the 17th century, one man claimed to be the long-awaited Jewish Messiah and thousands across the Ottoman Empire and Europe believed him. This video explores the rise of Sabbateanism, the dramatic ...

Might that hot dog you’re chowing down at the stadium actually be a concession to the violent inclinations of mankind? As a new book details, the early 20th century theologian Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook ...

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