At the beginning of his Gospel, Matthew the apostle shows that Jesus of Nazareth possessed the proper pedigree to be the promised Messiah. Specifically, he presents evidence that Joseph, Jesus’ father ...

The adventures of Jacob and his children have served as a throughline in the genesis of America – from abolition to ...

Dear all, This week I returned to the opening chapters of Genesis and reflected on the first three questions ever asked in the Torah: “Where are you?” — ...

Ah, Lilith. She's the name that's lingered in whispers for centuries. According to the Jewish Women’s Archive, Lilith’s ...

Hopes which are destroyed cause deeper despair than complete hopelessness. The Jews had hoped for a new Pharaoh who would ...

As a young man, Goethe visited Jewish schools in Frankfurt, and even attended a circumcision and a Jewish wedding ...

The verb va-yach (“he struck”) is also significant. It shares its root with makot, the plagues. Moses strikes first; God ...

It’s called ‘Va-Yechi’: And Jacob lived ….’. For, although it is about death, it’s also about life. Jacob lived until the age ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each parent’s and child’s personality, needs, and circumstance vary so widely.

The prophecy of Jacob over Judah is a profound statement of expectation of the coming Messiah, in which every word – indeed ...