At collection opening, NLI says it seeks to illuminate new genre of Jewish research through the ancient scrolls, shed light on mystical teachings for scholars and amateurs

ZAKA volunteers brought back and showcased 2 Scrolls of Esther said to be decades old, sparking frenzied allegations of 'archaeological theft' in the Turkish media

Academic, who taught at the University of Chicago, upended study of the scrolls with his thesis that they were authored by multiple sects

Romanian researchers use a battery of noninvasive techniques to gain insight on production of badly deteriorated document containing opening chapters of Book of Esther

Comparing 6 manuscripts in archives from St. Petersburg to Rome, National Library of Israel's Idan Perez pieces together lost rites of vibrant community that's all but disappeared

While attempting to document Egyptian synagogues, an Israeli historian stumbles upon a massive, well-preserved 616-page codex that was written in 1028

Film includes interviews with 40 experts who chart the strange discovery and continued scholarship of the mass of rare random documents that make for a rich 'medieval Facebook'