The elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. ―Ezra 6:14a Return to me—and I will return to you, say ...

The Menorah in Zechariah’s vision still burns. Its message still endures. And it still calls to each of us: light the flame.

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Archaeologists yesterday presented an ancient church they have discovered outside Jerusalem that may contain the burial place of the biblical prophet Zechariah. The Byzantine church in the Judaean ...

This Shabbat, as Rosh Hodesh and Hanukkah converge, we read a visually striking and spiritually resonant haftarah: the prophecy of Zechariah (2:14-4:7). It is a vision saturated with light and hope, ...

Section by section, we’ve moved this Lent and into Easter week through the Bible. I’ve pointed out the parallels, the echoes between the Hebrew scriptures and the Greek testament, often called the Old ...