For 1,500 years the Israelites had looked for their high priest, the descendants of Aaron, to represent them before God and offer sacrifices for their sins. It was really important for the Hebrews to ...

Torah is the wisdom of God. Rambam states that in contrast to man, whose wisdom is acquired, God’s wisdom is one with God ...

Yet, a new study demonstrates how some of Israel’s most critical interfaces are behind a Hebrew wall. Today, Israeli ...

About interfaith voices. The weekly “Interfaith Voices” column includes a regular rotation of writers representing the broad ...

The rhythm of creation in six days of work followed by Shabbat reveals a universe that balances growth and destruction, change and stability. Each day of creation brings forth something new: light, ...

The opening word of the Torah, בְּרֵאשִׁית, “in the beginning”, already encoded all of what was to come, the potential of ...

The Torah begins not with law or lineage but with wonder. “Bereishit bara Elohim.” It’s usually translated as, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Past tense. A past event. A ...

As the central forefather of the Jewish and Muslim faiths, the biblical figure has become the template for integrating the ...

In the book of Genesis, God tells Noah that the rainbow is a “covenant” between the two — and Noah’s descendants — that God ...

President Donald Trump repeatedly touted the “Abraham Accords” in his high-profile Middle East trip. That’s the name for a ...