Temple work in Ezra-Nehemiah goes beyond faith: it’s tied to social pressures, informal taxes, and forced labour under imperial rule. In our final blog post before the summer break, Daniele Soares ...

Continuing our conversation with Dr. Lucia Cerullo, we dive deeper into her work on the reconstruction of ancient temples and cultic sites, uncovering the complexities of reconstructing temples and ...

Yazd (Iran) (AFP) – A Zoroastrian priest dressed in white carefully added wood to a fire that has burned for centuries inside an Iranian temple, sacred to one of the world's oldest religions. The ...

Cypress wood might have been used in ancient palaces in Persia partly because of its sacred value in a religion known for its "fire temples," a new study finds. Scientists examined ruins from the ...

A letter from Sinai Temple is calling for the boycott of an anti-Semitic Persian singer’s concert on Saturday at the Microsoft Theater. In a letter that was posted to Facebook, the temple wrote that “ ...

“Epiphany of Queen Esther” by Los Angeles-based artist Shahin Dardashti (shahinart.com). This time of year, many non-Persian Jewish friends remind me that as an Iranian Jew, “my holiday” is just ...

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7:45 p.m., Temple Beth Sholom’s Sisterhood is hosting a program on Persian rugs with rug specialists Lida Lavender and Kami Ohehshalom. With more than 30 years of experience, ...

The fragrant holy fire, kept in a large bronze goblet, "has been burning for more than 1,500 years", said Simin, a tour guide welcoming visitors to the Zoroastrian fire temple in Iran's central Yazd ...