In the Hebrew Bible, or the Christian Old Testament, Ezra is an important figure in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, which he is traditionally held to have written and edited, respectively.

1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation …

Oct 9, 2023 · Ezra, whose name means “help,” was a descendent of Aaron, the chief priest under Moses, and was related to Joshua, who became the High Priest of the rebuilt temple (Ezra …

Sep 30, 2024 · Ezra was a scribe and priest, who in 457 BC, was sent with religious and political powers by the Persian King Artaxerxes to lead a group of Jewish exiles from Babylon to …

Summary: Ezra recounts the return of the Jewish exiles from Babylon to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel and later Ezra. It highlights the rebuilding of the temple, the …

Oct 29, 2025 · The Torah world is mourning the untimely passing of Harav Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger zt”l, Rosh Kollel and senior Maggid Shiur at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel of Baltimore, who …

Ezra is one of the books of the section in the Hebrew Bible called Writings, and originally included the book of Nehemiah as well. The two books describe the Jewish return to Israel in the 6th …