Sign up for the book launch here Purchase a copy in Israel or in the United States The Lions of Zion  takes readers on an adventure...

From a botanical perspective, figs are very unusual. They are not actually fruit; instead, they are a cluster of flowers which are...

Not every immigrant to the Land of Israel is welcome! If your ancestors didn't live here, then you could upset the ecosystem. Every...

The Giant Eland is the largest species of antelope in the world, with males weighing over a ton and horns up to a meter and a half long....

What’s the difference between a grasshopper and a locust? In this display, you might see what looks like two different insects: small,...

Ostriches are the largest birds in the world. Interestingly, although they do lay the largest bird’s egg in the world, it is actually the...

Sturgeon are a type of freshwater fish that can grow to enormous sizes. They can grow up to 7 meters and females can live over 150 years....

Yes, these tusks are life size! The elephant's tusks are two enormous teeth that grow outside of their mouths, and are used as tools to...

Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the world. They can grow up to eighteen meters (or sixty feet), and some scientists think they can...

What is the identity of the chilazon, the creature from which the techelet dye is produced? It's widely acknowledged that it is a snail...

Fleeing the rockets and dangers and horrors of war, there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of people who have to suddenly leave...

On June 13th, 2022, the Biblical Museum of Natural History produced a "Feast of Legends from the Sea" in Beverly Hills, California. It...

The story of Noah's Ark is one of the most powerful in history. Over the last few thousand years, it has spread around the world,...

In the Book of Genesis, we find the account of how Yaakov heard that his brother Eisav, who hated him for taking his blessing, was on his...

The Traditionless Kosher Bird Every Thanksgiving, there’s a discussion about how we can eat turkey, given the widely accepted view that birds may only be eaten with a tradition, and there is no tradition for turkey. Various answers have been suggested, but it’s important to clarify that there are actually three different questions here: How did turkey start to be eaten? How did turkey continue to be eaten, once people realized that there was no tradition? Is there anything to

Which kinds of animal horns can you make a shofar from? Can you make a shofar from the horn of a non-kosher animal? Which is the best...

Swordfish: The Fish of Legends Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin The Fish of Popular Legend and Halachic Myth The swordfish is one of the most...

You can buy kosher locusts, ready to eat, from The Biblical Museum of Natural History at this link ! Plagues of Locust Locusts most...

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Evolution is rated by many as being antithetical to Judaism. This is one reason why at the Biblical Museum of Natural History, we do not...