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    Signs and Wondering

    Rabbis have spent centuries speculating about the mark of Cain

    byStuart Halpern
  • William Blake, 'The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve,' 1826
    William Blake, 'The Body of Abel Found by Adam and Eve,' 1826
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    How Not to Kill

    On a popular app, Israelis and Palestinians tap into biblical wisdom with surprising results

    byAbe Mezrich
  • Tom Hanks as David Pumpkins.
    Tom Hanks as David Pumpkins.
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    The Surprisingly Jewish Theology of David S. Pumpkins

    Our relationship with the Tom Hanks character is a lot like our relationship with God. Any questions?

    byLiel Leibovitz
  • Shepherd, Palestine, c. 1937.(Library of Congress)
    Shepherd, Palestine, c. 1937.(Library of Congress)
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    Judaism’s Central Sacrifice

    Yoram Hazony’s new book bases Judaism on a naturalistic reading of the Bible, but it’s a stretch

    byDavid P. Goldman
  • (Joel Bombardier/Flickr)
    (Joel Bombardier/Flickr)
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    Killer

    Cain and Abel offer an important lesson, says a UCLA professor in the new book Bloodlust: It’s familiarity, not otherness, that breeds violence.

    byLong Story Short
  • The Bennett sisters, an early-20th-century vaudeville duo.(Library of Congress)
    The Bennett sisters, an early-20th-century vaudeville duo.(Library of Congress)
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    Playing Favorites

    The Torah is full of stories of sibling rivalry, from Cain and Abel to Joseph and his brothers. But is the Bible an accurate representation of reality, or overstating the case?

    byMarjorie Ingall
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