The word Azazel is mentioned three times in the Book of Leviticus in 16:8, 16:10, and 16:21. In these verses, Azazel is associated with Yom Hakippurim, which will be discussed below. Leviticus 16:7-10 ...

This is not a world one can describe because one can only experience it from within oneself. In this world, we lose the very ...

As Maimonides explained, it was when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies of the tabernacle and symbolically encouraged acts to remove misbehaviors. Yom Kippur is not mentioned in the Bible.

Centuries after its last mention in Biblical texts, the present-day location of the Ark of the Covenant remains unknown.

Aaron enters the Holy place on Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. Illustration published 1836. Copyright expired; artwork is in Public Domain. Royalty-free licenses let ...

The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is one of the few airports in the world that closes down for a religious event. Others include Indonesia's Ngurah Rai Airport during the Balinese Hindu new ...

He taught literature and psychology at Jesuit high schools while in formation ... but his journey was cut short by the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War—a moment that underscored his vulnerability ...