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Throughout Jewish history, public fasts have responded to and beseeched God for mercy at times of great pain and uncertainty.The post Hundreds of rabbis, cantors, others to observe public fast

“Now it was about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. Then the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’” Having said this, He breathed His last” (Luke 23:44-46).

From the blog of Arunansh B Goswami at The Times of Israel

Officials backtrack on claim of find linked to Purim king's father, say fragment was created by an expert showing inscription techniques to students, accidentally left at dig site

Eylon Levy, international media adviser to President Isaac Herzog, finds ostracon at Tel Lachish with the first-ever reference in Israel to the name of Persian king Darius I

The holiday has been embraced by many alternative Jewish groups, and as Covid restrictions lift, people are ready to party.

A selection of fine and decorative arts from the estate of an Aspen collector, property from two New York-based collections of French art glass and European porcelain, and several ...

Sephardic wisdom and tradition is largely left out in many Jewish institutions. Tamar Zaken is changing that. Amy Stone By now these items are standard fare at a feminist seder – the once transgressive orange on the Seder Plate; Miriam’s cup of clear, life-giving water next to Elijah’s cup of blood red wine. But wait! Most of us have yet to dig beneath the God and Moses Exodus story, even with Aviva Cantor’s “Jewish… Read more » Arielle Silver-Willner [T]he way that the woodcarvers...

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