Of all the vessels in the Mikdash, the kiyor is something of a conundrum. Is it one of the main vessels in the Mikdash, like the Menorah, Shulchan, etc., or not?

Christianity and Judaism share a common creation story which is recorded in the first book of the Bible, Genesis. In Genesis chapter 1 it is God who created the world in six days. On the seventh ...

Other Orthodox Jews describe the references to days of creation as an allegory, or refer to stages or periods of time lasting many millions of years. The belief is that they can also learn lessons ...