Did Balaam see 9/11 coming? What the Zohar actually says about Rome

Every September, Americans return to the same images: two towers falling, a gash in the Pentagon, a nation watching in disbelief. Few know that centuries before airplanes existed, a Jewish mystical text described a city whose highest towers would collapse on a single day, along with another, more massive structure.

Close Encounters at the Vatican

“This is the history of humanity – hugely significant, culturally, artistically, historically.  It’s not fair that any country should hide this history.”

Archaeologists and Rabbis Fight Over Bones in a Roman Catacomb

A dispute recently broke out in Rome between archaeologists and Orthodox Jews over ancient bones found in catacombs under a villa that once belonged to Mussolini. The outcome will determine whether the Jews whose bones they were, will see the resurrection of the dead.