“I and no angel.”

The Greak-speaking Jewish philosopher had more in common with the rabbis than scholars have assumed.

Hebrew, written from left to right.

From Jeremiah to klezmer.

“A global community with a common heritage, a common God, and a common messianic future.”

The Scroll of Antiochus in its many forms.

In the Talmud, living for God is even greater than dying for Him.

From an island garrison in the Nile to a Moscow museum.

Searching for the secret of time.

The Isle of Elephantine.

Midrash as literary revolt against Hellenism.

If the Mishnah isn’t theology, history, or law, what is it?

In a Greek colony on the Black Sea coast.

Emperor Julian’s unfulfilled promise.