I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In my case, I took two semesters of Biblical Hebrew, the language of the Old ...

A rabbi rejects how expressions of compassion are regarded with suspicion in today's conversations about Israel.

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We may flinch at seeing the revered patriarch nearly end his own son’s life. But what do we miss when viewing this story through contemporary eyes? One of the most dramatic moments of the entire Bible ...

How does one celebrate their own good fortune at returning from exile, knowing that so many generations of our ancestors ...

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Restored wall paintings now show Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac and scenes of the devil’s defeat, protected under a new roof.

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Close friends and family members grieve the loss of 1st Lt. Amitai Granot, who was killed in a clash with Hezbollah in northern Israel the previous day, during his funeral service on October 16, 2023 ...