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 ...

This Shabbat, as Rosh Hodesh and Hanukkah converge, we read a visually striking and spiritually resonant haftarah: the prophecy of Zechariah (2:14-4:7). It is a vision saturated with light and hope, ...

Four significant prophetic passages are being fulfilled in Israel before our very eyes. They are Ezekiel 36:24-28, Jeremiah 16:15-16, Zechariah 12:3-4, and Jeremiah 49:34-39. These four passages give ...

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 a rabbi in the late 60’s and 70’s, I remember trying to make Tisha b’Av relevant to my congregation by references to the Vietnam war. In the 80’s and 90’s the temporal proximity of Tisha b’Av to ...

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