Cassino is an Italian municipality in the province of Frosinone, southern Lazio, is the second largest city in the province by number of inhabitants (about 40.000). For centuries it remained…
Baptism and circumcision (in hebrew brit milah “covenant of circumcision” בְּרִית מִילָה ) are nowadays considered by most believers to be a mandatory passage, almost a gateway to access the…
Intro Talmud enumerates a total of 613 Commandments (read the post about the mitzvot) in the Torah, and in this article we will try to make a general summary of…
Two sister religions, such as Judaism and Christianity, could not but have among their most important holidays two absolutely similar traditions. Jewish Passover celebrates the passage (Hebrew פסח ; Greek pascha…
Good Friday is the day that marks the crucifixion of Jesus the Nazarene (also titled as Christ), after he was sentenced to death for claiming to be the Son of GOD….
Palm Sunday according to Christian tradition is the Sunday before Easter. On this day it is remembered the entry into Jerusalem of Jesus, celebrated by the crowds waving palm branches…
The Third Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש השלישי, Beit haMikdash haShlishi, literally: “The Holy Third House”) would be the third Temple in Jerusalem, after the rebuilt of the first (Solomon’s Temple)…
Introduction Mary (in Hebrew: מרים, Myrhiàm; Aramaic: Maryām; Greek: Μαριάμ Mariam, Μαρία / Μαρίη María; Arabic: مريم, Maryam), also called Mary of Nazareth, is the virgin mother of Jesus. Venerated…
A great mystery surround the origin of one of the most important cities of Christianity, Nazareth. The New Testament reports that the city of origin of Jesus was (according to…
Girolamo Maria Francesco Matteo Savonarola (Ferrara, 21 September 1452 – Florence, 23 May 1498) was an Italian religious, politician and preacher. Belonging to the order of the Dominican friars O.P.,…
א 1 Of David. Judge me, Oh LORD, for I have walked with sincerity, and I trusted in the LORD; I shall not falter. לְדָוִ֨ד | שָׁפְטֵ֬נִי יְהֹוָ֗ה כִּֽי־אֲ֖נִי בְּתֻמִּ֣י הָלַ֑כְתִּי…
1 א Of David, a maskil – Praiseworthy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is concealed. לדוד משכיל אשרי נשוי־פשע כסוי חטאה׃ 1 א Blessed is the…
Josephus (Jerusalem, ca. 37-38 AD – Rome, about 100 AD) was a Roman religious, writer, historian, politician and military from Jewish origin, and of priestly caste. It is very important…
It would really be a shame not to celebrate Christmas for a Christian. This event is among the most joyful and healthy occasions in Western culture (even “imitated” by the…
Ignatius of Antioch (Greek: Ἰγνάτιος Ἀντιοχείας, Ignátios Antiokheías; c. 35 – c. 107), also known as Ignatius Theophorus (Ιγνάτιος ὁ Θεοφόρος, Ignátios ho Theophóros, lit. “the GOD-bearing”) or Ignatius Nurono (lit. “The…
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