1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (234+ words) One approach, advanced by Ramban, suggests that under ordinary circumstances the Ark remained in its proper place within the Tabernacle at the center of the camp. At certain moments, however'especially during miraculous or significant journeys'the Ark moved ahead as a…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (383+ words) Before it became a Christian festival, Pentecost had deep Jewish origins. Known in Hebrew as Shavuot, it marked the end of the harvest and commemorated the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, fifty days after the Jewish…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1034+ words) On the shores of the Red Sea, Moses cried out to God on behalf of the Israelites as they fled Egypt, trapped between the sea before them and the Egyptian army behind them. God answered him: "Why do you cry…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1347+ words) Therefore this parsha does not come to announce the taking of the Leviim in the place of the first-born, as this was already related earlier - but to describe the manner of their purification." The Torah relates the manner of their…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (273+ words) Support local news by joining as a member! Receive unfettered access to our digital content, including our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter, and get other perks like free tickets to local performing arts, complimentary advertising for your favorite local charity, restaurant…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (923+ words) ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (OSV News) " A softening of hearts toward the Eucharist, a greater sense of unity in the Church, and a "fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit" " these were the intentions held in the hearts of perpetual pilgrims as…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago  (809+ words) Moshe, Herzl and the Single Genius The Times of Israel - Follow You will receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on your profile page You will no longer receive email alerts from this author. Manage alert preferences on…...

19+ hour, 33+ min ago  (312+ words) In a deeply moving and uplifting display of kovod ha Torah, the talmidim of Cheder Ohr Menachem and Temimim of YTTL Queens were Zoiche to participate in a joyous Hachnosas Sefer Torah. The event took place at a most auspicious…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (798+ words) A lesson (one of many) that I learned at my parent's Shabbat table. My Abba z"l told the following story: The sun and the wind were discussing who is more effective in controlling human actions? They noticed a passerby…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1205+ words) Christianity was born from Judaism, but for centuries it tried to make the Jewish source into the Christian enemy. Christianity has always faced a problem it could not fully escape: it was born from Judaism. Its God was the God…...