Contemplating the red heifer made Lott realize that this obscure biblical requirement was central to the Messiah’s return.

One of the most enigmatic rituals in the Torah is that of the red heifer. Its practice is considered to defy rational logic, which is why it is referred to as a chok (a law), as opposed to a ...

Red heifers are extremely rare, according to Jewish tradition, with only a handful said to have ever existed. The institute has been seeking such a cow since for nearly three decades, even ...

It was with great honor that we, at Magen David Sephardic Congregation in Rockville, Maryland, welcomed the esteemed Israeli ...

This parasha is explicitly about gathering the many kinds of materials for the Mishkan, the moving sanctuary in the desert. Several times the Torah links the construction of the tabernacle with the ...

The Red Heifer teaches how something so rare as itself ... is a Yeshiva English teacher and has a Master of Arts in Jewish History from Touro Graduate School of Jewish Studies.

According to Jewish tradition, the ashes of a perfectly red heifer cow are needed for the ritual purification that would allow a Third Temple to be built in Jerusalem. That temple, say radical ...

This coming Shabbat will be Shabbat Parah, and we recall the time when Hashem gave us the mitzvah of the parah adumah, the red heifer. In an extraordinary fashion, the ashes of the heifer enabled ...