Members of the Jewish priesthood (Cohanim) are an unusual group in that the men of this ancient priestly class can claim descent from a single male ancestor. According to biblical accounts ...

Thousands of Jewish worshipers are convened at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the traditional priestly blessing ceremony, held semi-annually during the intermediate periods of Passover and Sukkot.

Set on New York City’s heavily Jewish Upper West Side, the film stars Ben Stiller as Jake Schram, a young bachelor Conservative rabbi, and Norton as Father Brian Finn, a Catholic priest and Jake ...

The priestly garments were impressive and may have swayed Jewish History. Alexander the Great had a dream that he would meet the Kohein Hagadol in all of his splendor. When this came true when he ...

But Tetzaveh is directed towards the garb of Aaron, the first high priest, and of his successors. Has the bible suddenly ...

the temple also serves as a source of division and a source of conflict in the Jewish community. Many, many Jews were unhappy with the way the priests ran the temple. The priests did not obey the ...

Similarly, in the Jewish temple later built in Leontopolis, another ancient Egyptian city, a fragmentary text refers to a ...

Mattathias, a zealous Jewish priest, refuses to partake of the pagan sacrifice which is being forced on him. Then he and his five sons hide out in the country and launch a rebellion against ...