The progression of leadership in Genesis indicates God wants leaders who don’t just “follow orders” but who evaluate and even ...

The Jewish people have followed the model of Chayei Sarah, where death ultimately leads to renewal and rebirth, since time ...

Abraham passed ten tests, including, most notably, the near sacrifice of his son Isaac. Even so, despite these magnificent ...

G-d commands Abraham to take his beloved son Isaac and offer him as a sacrifice. Abraham obeys, preparing the altar with ...

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 ...

On Sept. 15, Jewish people will usher in our holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. Contrasting with the secular Jan. 1 New Year Holiday, which we Jews also enjoy, Rosh Hashanah is completely solemn.

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important because he ...

Few figures in the Bible, and indeed the history of Western thought, loom as large as Sarah and Abraham from the Book of Genesis. Abraham's willingness to sacrifice their son Isaac has inspired the ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class went missing.