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Many Eastern Orthodox churches are built to face east while all the church buildings of the Eastern Coptic church are designed to face east ( St. Mark’s in Alexandria is one). Buildings obtained from ...
At the recent National Gathering for Prayer and Repentance in Washington, D.C., Mamo spoke of his heifers and his hopes for a Third Jewish Temple. The gathering was convened by U.S. House Speaker ...
In 1990, the temple honored Abe and Florence Katzman for their 44 years of service. Before that, they recognized Abe as its ...
This was the third major Jewish revolt against Roman rule ... commemorating a miracle in which a single jar of oil kept the temple fire alight for eight days. Hanukkah is now celebrated by ...
The archaeological evidence and the historical sources enable a reconstruction of the battle between the Roman army and the Jewish defenders, which resulted in the breaching of the Third Wall and ...