R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies. Part of The Hobbit ...

After reading in the Torah about the rules governing tzara’at, or skin diseases like leprosy, we recount the story of four lepers who were exiled from the community after Gehazi, assistant to ...