The biblical story of the prophet Elijah is interesting, but it is subject to radically different interpretations. A literal reading of scripture, without imagining acts that are not explicit in ...

Elijah later met up with Elisha, who left his family and began to accompany the prophet. One day, as the two men were walking along, Elijah miraculously split open the Jordan River.

ELIJAH'S CLIMACTIC confrontation on Mount Carmel with the prophets of Baal, the centerpiece of this week’s haftarah (I Kings 18:1-39), which ends in the Divine acceptance of the prophet’s ...

Elijah is the prophet who will announce the coming of the Messiah in Jewish teaching. In the Bible, Elijah does not die — he is carried off to heaven in a chariot — and so the tradition ...

It is expected to celebrate the re-opening and re-dedication of the new Eliyahu HaNavi (Prophet Elijah) synagogue sometime in January. The synagogue has a seating capacity for 700 worshippers.

Elijah had given his whole life into the service of the Lord. He had stood for righteousness in a time of great darkness. Yet no matter his efforts, the tide of disbelief, wickedness, and ...