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 ...
During the meeting, the minister surprised Murray by presenting him with an ancient bell that was part of the High Priest's clothing. Murray, who is known by his vast interest in Jewish history ...
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, ...
Amritsar: Sikh organisations not aligned with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) have not only begun mobilising ahead of the Dec 2 meeting of the five Sikh high priests but have also approached the ...
However, priesthood goes back much farther, way before Exodus 32 and the ordination of the Levites to the service of Yahweh, and Aaron’s ordination as high priest. How much farther back?
O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their ...
A woman has shared footage on social media of the moment she mistakenly high-fived the priest during her quinceañera. A tradition honored in many Hispanic and Latino cultures, quinceañera is a ...