If you enjoy stories that mix mystery with a hint of danger, Azazel is a name worth remembering. He is not one of those gentle mythical figures who guide heroes or bless villages. Azazel belongs to a ...

In the stark, unforgiving wilderness of the ancient Levant, a ritual was performed to cleanse a nation: the sending of a goat to 'Azazel.' But who—or what—was this mysterious entity? We’re delving ...

Rambam says that some rules are “Supra-rational” – these are rules that appear irrational and beyond our logical understanding. He gives as examples three practices regarding animals – the Azazel, the ...