Think for a moment how powerful the sense of smell is, how fragrance penetrates boundaries and how burning incense creates a cloud-like aura. Now consider why the incense altar appears to be out of ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Police stumbled across a creepy backyard altar in Pasadena that had a human skull, animal bones and ...

In last week’s Parasha, Parshat Terumah, Bnei Israel are commanded (27:1-8), to make an ‘altar of acacia wood’, and to plate it with copper. Rav Avigdor Nebenzahl comments:”In addition to this copper ...

In the preceding parsha, Parshat Terumah, Hashem had instructed Bnei Yisroel in the construction of the Tabernacle and its vessels. Parshat Tetzaveh continues with instructions in fashioning the ...