We are accustomed to imagining Jesus’ hidden life as a quiet one in the small and peaceful village of Nazareth, working in the carpenter’s workshop with Joseph. However, historical research about Sepphoris allows us to go beyond this image and enrich the...
Not far from Jerusalem, the Benedictine Abbey of Abu Ghosh shelters an oasis, full of plants encircling a pond. A commemorative plaque reads that the place is dedicated to “the man who, from his special position, has done much for the relations between Catholics...
During the next few weeks, the Jews will be celebrating some of the most important holidays in their calendar. Starting with the sunset of September 18 (Tishrei 1 in the Jewish calendar), they will welcome Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This feast is celebrated...
The connections between the two holidays Shavuot is the Jewish feast day which commemorates that God gave the Ten Commandments of the Law to Moses in Mount Sinai, after the people of Israel fled from Egypt. That is why it takes place seven weeks after Passover, the...
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