(JTA) — One year ago, in the days leading up to Purim, my co-workers and I were understandably tense. The novel coronavirus, still quite novel to the United States, had prompted a slew of difficult ...

Priestly garb is what we wear when we attend to sacred tasks on behalf of our whole people. (JTA) — One year ago, in the days leading up to Purim, my coworkers and I were understandably tense. The ...

The Ramban sees special significance in the bells attached to the high priest’s garments. He notes that the bells seemingly exist at counter-purposes with the prestige of these garments. Bells are not ...

The last two portions of the Book of Exodus repeat information found in previous portions of the Torah. In Parashat Vayakhel, the Tabernacle is constructed following the detailed prescriptions found ...

JERUSALEM — In a stuffy basement off an Old City alleyway in Jerusalem, tailors using ancient texts as a blueprint have begun making a curious line of clothing they hope will be worn by priests in a ...