From the blog of Bryan Schwartz at The Times of Israel ...

Centuries after its last mention in Biblical texts, the present-day location of the Ark of the Covenant remains unknown.

The severity of Nadav and Avihu’s punishment prompts Jewish reflection. A Sanhedrin was deemed severe if issuing a death ...

Four hundred fifty prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah battled with Elijah on Mount Carmel. Elijah was outnumbered, 850 to one. Knowing the odds were stacked, Elijah allowed the prophets of ...

Let us now look at the Sacrament of Holy Orders. This sacrament is extraordinarily important. Without holy orders, we would not have four of the other six sacraments, namely confirmation ...

Ancient Tel Shiqmona site yields first evidence of large-scale purple dye production centuries before Roman times, possibly ...

This was normal practice when men returned home after a successful military campaign or when significant events occurred (Exodus ... dedicated to God and his service at the Tabernacle.

But the pace was slightly slower than under Benedict, largely owing to an exodus in Europe of those ... “If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?” ...

The decision by Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, to reject the lavish red slippers of his office was widely ...