The Codex Sassoon, which dates back more than a thousand years, could break records when it hits the auction block in May. Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, ...
(JTA) — The oldest complete copy of the Hebrew Bible as we know it today is about to go on sale — and it could well become the most expensive book or document ever sold. Written by a single Jewish ...
Sotheby’s sold a roughly 1,100-year-old Hebrew manuscript for $38.1 million on Wednesday, making it the second-most expensive historical document ever auctioned. The 26-pound book, whose five-inch ...
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Biblical grammar enters the culture wars

As a school child, I hated dikduk – biblical grammar. I remember the head-scratcher Ms. Korach taught us about personal ...
The minor in Hebrew Language, Literature, and Culture aims to bring students to an advanced level of proficiency in Hebrew and offer a strong background in Hebrew culture and literature. Students in ...
The early Muslim scholars were the first to call the Jewish people “The People of the Book.” The name could not have been more appropriate. At first, the term referred to the eternal relationship of ...