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Impulsive kings and random chance: Purim's parallels to our political moment

While Trump wages his war of choice on the thinnest of pretexts, the Jewish calendar is focusing on the vanity of human power ...
Ancient Origins

The Sacred Scarab: Khepri, the Afterlife, and Eternal Return

Today, the scarab remains a focus of popular devotion through a tourist tradition: people circle it - often seven times - seeking luck, love, or a wish fulfilled, echoing (in a modern, secular form) ...