Posts Tagged: Temple in Jerusalem
Mahmoud Abbas Has a Nightmare Vision
In November 1974, the late Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat addressed the entire world from the rostrum of the United Nations General Assembly. Always...
Surprising Discovery May Prove Existence of the Jewish Temple
A recent surprising discovery in the Valley of Elah, which borders the West Bank, may have been inspired by the ancient Temple of Solomon, as...
Chanukah, Where the Jews Lit Candles Rather than Celebrate War
Chanuka is Judaism's most universal holiday with deep resonance for all Americans. Our great country was founded by refugees who escaped religious persecution in Europe and...
Jesus Married? Not Surprising For a Dedicated Jew
Whether authenticated or not there is nothing totally new in the "discovery" by a Harvard scholar of a fourth- century papyrus fragment indicating that Jesus was...
Who Has the Right to Re-Package Judaism?
Synagogue Bulletin Blunders These announcements, with interesting typos and phrasing blunders, were reportedly found in various synagogue newsletters and bulletins around the country: 1. Don't let...
Approaching the High Holy Days as Jews…or as People
The start of the Jewish New Year, the month of Tishrei, is filled with holy days, among them four foundational celebrations: Rosh haShanah, Yom haKippurim,...
The Trepidation of the World
We count 50 days between Passover and Shavuot, officially called the Omer. Traditionally this is regarded as a time of mourning because of...