Iran closes tomb of Mordechai and Esther, citing renovations. Sources say security threats are the real reason.
The notice named a single cause: ongoing repairs. Sources familiar with the situation tell a different story, one involving threats from extremist elements inside Iran.
Obadiah promised Spain’s exiles would return; a Sanhedrin ruling just tested that promise
Sepharad, the Hebrew name for Spain, appears in the Bible alongside a promise that Israel’s exiles there will one day return to their land. The Sanhedrin’s ruling treats that promise as unfinished business.
“God Had Other Plans”: Skye Davis on failure, faith, and the business she never meant to run
Skye Davis spent years trying to build something with her name on it. What she could not see yet was that the plan had been sitting in front of her the whole time, at the front desk of her father’s hardware store.
Turkey’s F-35 push, its march into Syria, and the Sanhedrin’s warning: “Whoever curses Israel will be cursed”
Turkey is positioning itself as the most consequential military threat facing Israel in the north, and this week’s NATO summit in Ankara has put that threat on full display.
Israeli artist unveils working clock built on the lost calendar of the Temple priests
At first glance, it looks like a striking piece of Judaica art. But the Temple Clock-Calendar sits an ancient and largely forgotten body of knowledge that some scholars now believe traces directly back to the priests of the First Temple.
Cabinet approves $9 million plan to open the biblical heartland to tourism
For decades, tourists standing at the overlook above Shiloh or walking the ancient road to Beth El faced the same problem: there was nowhere to spend the night. Israel’s Cabinet moved to change that on Sunday.
Sweeter than honey: Bible Plus adds four new courses this month
King David wrote that God’s words are sweeter than honey to the mouth. This month, Bible Plus is putting that verse in motion.
When celebrities find God, Hollywood looks the other way
Craig Syracusa has learned, after thousands of celebrity interviews over nearly three decades, is that the most important story in almost every one of their lives is the one nobody in Hollywood will let them tell.
Scientists build a living cell from scratch, its own creator calls it wimpy
A team of American scientists announced this week that they have built a cell from nonliving chemicals that can feed itself, grow, and replicate, a feat that pushes synthetic biology into territory once confined to science fiction.
The CEO who kept the Sabbath and says it made him unstoppable
Every Friday for 25 years, no matter what was on his calendar, David Siegel left the office before sundown.