by Eliyahu Berkowitz | f 2, 2021 | Chanukah, Kings, Temple
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that is not mentioned in the Bible. Its name means ‘dedication,’ and it commemorates the eight-day rededication of the Second Temple by the Hasmoneans that took place at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2021 | Kings, Ninth of Av, Temple
The Arch of Titus, constructed in 81 CE by Emperor Domitian to commemorate the victory over the Jewish rebellion in Judaea, stands on the Via Sacra in Rome to this day, bearing witness to the fact that the Romans carried away the golden Menorah from the Second Temple...
by Orly Gibson | f 15, 2019 | Kings, Videos
While Hashem requires only the Jewish people to keep the Torah’s many commandments, there are seven laws that, according to Jewish tradition, are universal and incumbent upon all of mankind. These seven “Noahide laws” ensure that society functions with a basic level...
