tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post5717012649773784947..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #139joshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-41932029517585054732009-04-14T13:15:00.000-04:002009-04-14T13:15:00.000-04:00HaAretz reports that ancient Jews used skulls in c...<I>HaAretz reports that ancient Jews used skulls in ceremonies despite ban.<br /><br />Newly published archaeological evidence attests to the fact that ancient Jews used human skulls in ceremonies, despite a strict Halakhic prohibition on touching human remains. <br /><br />This is unsurprising to me, if true. Who pretends that all Jews back then kept halachah? The Talmud itself attests to people engaging in witchcraft. Maybe casting it this way makes it more newsworthy?<br /></I>In another newsflash, it was revealed that ancient Jewish communities engaged in idol worship, adultery and occassional murder.Tal Benscharnoreply@blogger.com