Mosaic of Memory: Beit Alpha and the Questions Beneath the Stones

24 min•3 november 2025

In the Jezreel Valley, a 6th-century synagogue floor reveals a people rooted in their land, inscribing faith into stone. This episode explores how archaeology affirms Jewish indigeneity, why the Binding of Isaac still unsettles us, and what these ancient treasures whisper about return and belonging.

Links for Additional Reading:

The Beit Alpha Synagoge at Wellesley College

The Beit Alpha Synagogue National Park

Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols, Walter Zanger, Biblical Archeological Society

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