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Back in the 70s and early 80s, I used to hear people mixing up the terms astronomy with astrology, and that annoyed quite a few astronomers. It was so prevalent that Cornell University even has a page ...

Gematria Refigured presents the discoveries that led to the author’s transformation from a gematria skeptic to a gematria lover We recently read Parshat Vayetze, and someone told the joke: “How do you ...

Rapper Takeoff's devastating death has taken the world by shock. Fans seem inconsolable after hearing the news, turning to conspiracy theories to find a reason for his untimely death. The Migos rapper ...

If a new viral clip from “The Daily Show” is any indication, the answer appears to be yes. In the clip, a woman in a flower crown at a MAGA rally in Wisconsin tells “Daily Show” correspondent Jordan ...

“I read recently that there is a relationship between the Hebrew letter Chet (gematria of 8) and the ouroboros, the snake that eats its own tail. The latter is a double zero, ‘the head and the body, ...

Just at the one-year mark in my current home, and still unpacking boxes – mostly sefarim, books, CDs, and games – I found Sefer Gematriot, which lists all the unique words in Tanach in their gematria ...

There’s a new Eloy Casagrande video out and anyone who doubted the ex-Sepultura drummer’s abilities to handle the Slipknot canon is probably eating their words round about now. His latest video, in a ...

While some people love gematria, others are skeptical. Whatever your attitude, keep in mind that gematria isn’t a modern-day invention but is prevalent throughout the words of Chazal. One may wonder ...