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 ...

Spielman said that, despite Josephus’ disgust at the violence, Jewish attitudes toward Roman entertainment was “probably more ...

In Judaism, the High Priest of Israel (Hebrew: כהן גדול, romanized: Kohen Gadol, lit. 'great priest'; Aramaic: Kahana Rabba) [1] was the head of the Israelite priesthood. He played a unique role in ...

Julius Caesar gave Jewish high priest Hyrcanus II, and his sons and ambassadors, the right to sit with Roman senators at gladiator bouts and beast shows, he wrote. Despite the lack of evidence for ...

When a Greek gymnasium was introduced to Jerusalem, it was installed by a Jewish High Priest, and other priests soon engaged in wrestling matches in the palaestra. Following the death of Alexander the ...

There is no Biblical term for “identity”. True we have terms for self (Anochi), or something closer to core identity such as ...

Trump Vows to Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariff on Day 1 President-elect Trump promised a 25 percent tariff on Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10 percent on China, blaming the flow of ...

Yishai Sarid's "The Third Temple," now in English translation by Yardenne Greenspan, imagines a world where the Kingdom of ...

Flags are powerful symbols, representing the identity, history and values of nations. Among the most striking are those featuring an iconic blue and white flag design, a combination often associated ...

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 ...

In 1952, John Wayne starred in the Academy Award-winning movie “The Quiet Man.” Wayne played an Irish-born former boxer named ...

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?