Cover image: Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple by Frank W.W. Topham. 175 Temple Symbols and Their Meanings (Deseret Book, 2020), by Donald W. Parry, contains six different entries on the significant role of women in the Lord’s temples (ancient and modern). Parry felt that the topic of women
The Gemara is prone to challenge the specific language used by a rabbi in order to sharpen our understanding of the statement and its implications. Sometimes, the analysis reveals a need for clarification and the statement is subsequently amended. Other times, it turns out the original language is stronger than
The following is excerpted from LDS Living. Most of us were raised on stories of the prophets of God. We were told of their many strengths and taught to emulate their righteousness. Yet, just as they had strengths that we can learn from, it is also important to remember that
All Hallows Evening Prayer is a service of worship in the evening for all pilgrims on the journey to the heavenly city. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a disciple is “a person who believes in the ideas and principles of someone famous and tries to live the way that person
Aaron’s Silence Comments on Torah Portion Shemini 2022 Two young men meet a sudden, tragic death in our Torah portion. The scene is described tersely: Now Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu each took his fire pan, put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and they offered before
The story of the joyous holiday of Purim might appear somber at first glance: It tells of the near-destruction of the Jewish people as decreed by Haman, an adviser to the Persian King Ahasuerus. However, Ahasuerus’ newly crowned queen, Esther — who replaced Vashti when she was thrown out of
Gregory Wolfe: Rowan Williams grew up in South Wales and studied theology at Christ College Cambridge. A strong interest in Russian Christianity led to research at Oxford in the religious thinkers of the Russian emigration and later to a book on Dostoevsky. Ordained in 1977, he worked in a pastoral
With Louis Weil’s death on March 9 at age 86, the Episcopal Church, the Anglican Communion, and indeed the ecumenical Church lost one of its premier liturgical theologians. His life and ministry affected so many people, both directly and indirectly. Louis grew up in a non-observant Jewish family, but always