Posts Tagged: Elijah
Understanding the Meaning of Elijah This Passover
“Behold I will send you Elijah (Eliyahu) the prophet before the great awesome Day of God, and he will reconcile fathers to children and children to fathers”...
Miracle on the Mountain
JNS.org - This week we had the unusual opportunity of marking the leap day of Feb. 29. But Jews, who are characteristically generous, don’t have...
Why I Love Elijah
Elijah the Tishbite (Eliyahu in Hebrew) is one of the most important and most complex characters in biblical and Jewish lore. One might even say he...
Prophets of the Jews
According to the Talmud, the Jewish people produced 48 prophets and seven prophetesses (Tractate Megillah 14a). In the Middle Ages, Rabbenu Hananel ben Hushiel (990-1053 CE)...
Elijah and the Still, Small Voice
Then the word of the Lord came to him: ‘Why are you here, Elijah?’ He replied, I am moved by the zeal for the Lord,...
Is Elijah, the Annual Passover Guest, Also the ‘Jewish Santa Claus’?
In millions of Jewish homes across the world each Passover, a special cup of wine is poured and the door is opened for Elijah the...
Who is a Jewish Leader?
The sedra (Bible portion) of Shemot, in a series of finely etched vignettes, paints a portrait of the life of Moses, culminating in the moment...
What G-d Says About Truly Great Leaders
It was the emotional low of Moses' life. After the drama at Sinai, the revelation, the golden calf, the forgiveness, the building of the...
‘Information Age’ Lessons From Passover
Passover, billed as 'The Festival of Freedom', is upon us again. When one observes the way it is practiced today perhaps another apt label could...
