An artist reflects on the zodiac’s Jewish significance.

David Gans and the great astronomers.

How Ibn Ezra reinterpreted an ancient curse.

A bad omen for everyone, or just non-Jews?

A sign not of divine victory but of divine obligation.

Or was he just trying to undermine his opponents’ morale?

An Israeli, a famous economist, and an empty auction house.

Why do some of the Scrolls tell loosely biblical stories about angels?

It’s tempting to theorize why the Hebrew word k’sil, which means “fool,” should also be the name for the constellation known as Orion’s Belt. Tempting, but almost. . .