Friday December 7th: 29 Kislev It was on this day in 1496 that King Manuel I of Portugal ordered the expulsion of all Jews from his country. If you remember your history, this was just a few short years after Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain had done the same thing. Manuel’s queen was also named […] »
It was on this day in the year 66 A.D. that the historian Josephus arrived to assume command of some insurgent Jewish forces in the Galilee and consequently save the local Jewish population from an attack by non-Jewish forces. Two months later, the official outbreak of the Jewish rebellion against the Romans began and it […] »
David’s poetry in the Psalms pokes at sin and guilt with all the gentleness of sledgehammer. Take this one, for example: 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and [...] »
Good Friday Question: He added to the Holiness of the Body Read somewhere a while back, that when Joseph of Arimathea washed and cleaned... »