Donald Trump is back at raiding immigrant communities and deporting people. So Herb Brockman is back at working with other religious leaders to step in ...

וְאַתָּ֞ה תְּצַוֶּ֣ה ׀ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְיִקְח֨וּ אֵלֶ֜יךָ שֶׁ֣מֶן זַ֥יִת זָ֛ךְ כָּתִ֖ית לַמָּא֑וֹר לְהַעֲלֹ֥ת נֵ ֖ר ...

In the aftermath of this ordeal, Moshe seems to struggle with his understanding of the omnipotence of Hashem and the instantiation of His will in the affairs of men.

Temple Mishkan Israel stopped having weekly services in the 1970s. Its remaining caretakers want to turn it into a museum. (JTA) — Whenever the lone synagogue in Selma, Alabama, needs dusting ...

The question of the Temple is present in the conscious of the children of the forefathers since Abraham, who called it “mountain”, and Isaac who called it “field”, and Jacob who called it “house.” ...

Shiloh and Jerusalem represent two complementary forces – engagement with the world and preservation of identity – that drive ...

In this week’s parsha, Hashem instructs Moshe on the construction of the Mishkan, Tabernacle, and its furnishings. One would expect such a holy and sublime Sanctuary to be associated with the name of ...

Of all the vessels in the Mikdash, the kiyor is something of a conundrum. Is it one of the main vessels in the Mikdash, like the Menorah, Shulchan, etc., or not?

The uppermost covering of the Mishkan, the mobile Tabernacle of the desert, was made from the colorful skins of the Tachash.

Terumah relates G-d’s directions to Moses for building the portable sanctuary, the mishkan. The Children of Israel were on ...

The future of Jewish life will not be determined by how well we market it, but by how firmly we anchor it in our sacred and greater purpose (Terumah/Purim) ...

The Torah spends a long time describing a structure that was temporary and objects that are long gone. If the objective had been to dwell within it, the entire enterprise would have been ephemeral and ...