Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz’s senior editor for archaeology and science, Ruth Schuster, and archaeology correspondent Ariel David. The panel discusses the discovery of piglet skeleton in a First Temple-period home in Jerusalem. We ask: Does this mean that the Israelites ignored the prohibition against eating pork and what does it tell us about when Judaism as we know it was born? PLUS: A new type of human found in Nesher Ramla, Israel's unnoticed killer heat and dog poop DNA in Tel Aviv.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by Haaretz&rsquo;s senior editor for archaeology and science, <a href="a%20new%20type%20of%20human%20in%20Nesher,%20from%20killer%20heat%20to%20and%20dog%20poop%20DNA%20in%20Tel%20Aviv.">Ruth Schuster</a>, and archaeology correspondent <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4969701">Ariel David</a>. The panel discusses the <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-oink-vey-pig-skeleton-discovered-in-first-temple-period-jerusalem-1.9906708">discovery of piglet skeleton in a First Temple-period home in Jerusalem</a>. We ask: Does this mean that the Israelites ignored the prohibition against eating pork and what does it tell us about when <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/jewish">Judaism </a>as we know it was born? PLUS: A new type of <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/MAGAZINE-new-type-of-ancient-human-discovered-in-israel-homo-nesher-ramla-1.9935799">human found in Nesher Ramla</a>, Israel's unnoticed <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/science-and-health/.premium.HIGHLIGHT.MAGAZINE-eight-days-in-may-heat-not-covid-claimed-a-record-157-israeli-lives-1.9993299">killer heat</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-tel-aviv-wants-to-collect-dog-dna-to-ensure-owners-collect-poop-1.9996375">dog poop DNA</a> in <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-the-crappy-problem-tel-aviv-hasn-t-been-able-to-solve-for-80-years-1.9813913">Tel Aviv</a>.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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