Eliezer Kohen Gadol chose 72 of the sages of Jerusalem and presented them to the king’s servant. “Treat the men with respect,” he said, “and grant them whatever they may request of you. After they are ...

If you could give another person the ultimate blessing, what would it be? The word “blessing” is a tricky one because it has so many meanings. Our medieval Portuguese commentator Abravanel spells out ...

We moderns have trouble with idea of priests, the kohanim. There they were, it seems, with privileges, as if with better proximity to God, forever collecting emoluments as a matter of right. Sure, ...