Nobel Prizes have been awarded to over 900 individuals, of whom at least 20% were Jews, although the Jewish population comprises less than 0.2% of the world’s population. Jews have…
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….
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)…
The Shema (Hebrew: שְׁמַע “Hear”) is the title of a prayer that serves as a centerpiece of the morning and evening Jewish prayer services. The first verse encapsulates the monotheistic…
The Kaddish or Qaddish (Aramaic: קדיש, qaddiš “holy”; alternative spelling: Ḳaddish) is a hymn of praises to GOD found in Jewish prayer services. The central theme of Kaddish is the…
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…
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…
Introduction Matthew the Apostle (Hebrew: מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattityahu or מתי Matt, متى Arabic “Gift of YHVH”; Greek: Ματθαῖος; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲥ, Matthaios; also known as Saint Matthew and as Levi) was, according…
The word amen or ameen (in Hebrew אָמֵן, Greek ἀμήν, Arabic آمِينَ Armenian ամէն) can be traslated with “truth” or “truly”. The specific Hebrew word amen (‘amen) appears to be…
The Prophet is an individual regarded as being in contact with a Divine Being and said to speak on that Entity’s behalf, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering…
The Zohar (Hebrew: זֹהַר, lit. “Splendor” or “Radiance”) is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary…
Melchizedek, Melkisetek, or Malki Tzedek (/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/; Hebrew: מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶֿק malkī-ṣeḏeq, “king of righteousness”), was the King of Salem and priest of El Elyon (“GOD Most High”) mentioned in the 14th chapter…
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