In 200 BCE, King Antiochus III of Syria defeated Egypt and made the Land of Israel a part of the Seleucid Empire. King Antiochus III wanting to conciliate his new Jewish subjects guaranteed their ...
As a reward for her many acts of selflessness and kindness, Leah becomes the ancestor of both the future king and the high priest of Israel. In the Gemara she is also associated with the herald of ...
Two years after protests against Iran’s strict dress codes rocked the nation, a new “chastity and hijab” law was passed this week by Iran’s hardline parliament and approved by the Guardian Council, ...
The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand more about Jesus ... Although the main function of the priests was to serve in the temple, some also had ...
This week we will celebrate both the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, feasts that celebrate the human potential to collaborate with God's ongoing offers of grace and thus change ...
In the early hours of Nov. 27, citizens of Israel and Lebanon embraced hope that the newly-agreed-upon cease-fire between their nations would hold and usher in a prolonged period of peace and ...