It’s not just a display of the scrolls, which of course in and of themselves would be powerful,” but other “wow objects” leave viewers in awe, the museum’s director of exhibits told JNS.
This Hanukah story is about two kinds of battle; the physical struggle against others (political and sometimes military); and the spiritual struggle within ourselves to trust in God (the oil).
The exhibition text reminds viewers that sleep takes up about a third of our lives; given this significant consumption of ...
During each lighting, people recite blessings and prayers, sing songs, and exchange gifts. Although it used to be a somewhat ...
Parents and grandparents seeking Christmas or Hanukkah books for children that center on celebrating the birth of a savior or the miracle of light in the darkness have many new titles to choose from ...
With Hanukkah and Christmas taking place around the same time of year, people sometimes wonder: What is Hanukkah, and is it just the Jewish equivalent of Christmas? Absolutely not. Religiously, the ...
A version of the story of the Garden of Eden and the forbidden fruit from the Bible also appears in Greek mythology’s Garden of the Hesperides, where the serpent guarding the fruit also plays a key ...
The first company to take the SEC up on its pivot toward mandatory arbitration of securities claims is a Dallas-based firm ...
For the nearly two centuries since this Etruscan oil lamp was found near the city of Cortona, Italy, it has confounded scholars. It was unearthed in a ditch, so its original context is unknown. And ...
Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...
Trinity College Dublin’s Old Library will close for restoration and construction in 2027. What does that mean for the ...