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Dancers on a Seal from Tel Rehov
Iron Age IIA, 9th Century BCE
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Evidence for the material culture of ancient Israel comes mostly from artifacts and archaeology and attests to the influence of the great empires that surrounded Israel.
Though few musical instruments have survived from the biblical period, the archaeological record includes numerous depictions of people performing music, song, and dance.
Tuesday, parashat Shemini 5643 (1883), Sighet.
To the astute and erudite master, R. Eli Marder, may his light shine. I received your letter concerning the wicked men who do not allow their sons to be…
You asked how an object can move without being touched, and this indeed is a puzzling matter to all sages. To explain this issue, I must first discuss some rudiments of the science of music, for if…
This is a modern artist’s illustration of a painting of a seated male in profile, perhaps an enthroned dignitary. The painting was made on a potsherd from Ramat Rahel. It measures around 5 × 3 inches…