The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. ―Ezra 6:14a Return to me—and I will return to you, say ...

It is essential to understand the context of Zechariah’s prayer in light of John the Baptist’s miraculous conception story in Luke 1: 5-24. And, in case you missed it, read Vol. 90: The Lesson of John ...

“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. I will take away the ...

The triumphs of Cyrus the Great brought the return of Japheth to dominion over the tents of Shem after centuries of Semitic supremacy in the Fertile Crescent. They also brought the return of Israel to ...

Section by section, we’ve moved this Lent and into Easter week through the Bible. I’ve pointed out the parallels, the echoes between the Hebrew scriptures and the Greek testament, often called the Old ...

As related in a d’var Torah given by Rabbi Yissocher Frand, a key difference between them is that the first ends with immediate words of consolation: “And yet for all that, when they are in the land ...