I am telling you a story of Jacob and his decision to return to the promised land of his grandparents. The version being read in synagogues worldwide. Welcome to Vayeshev (And He Lived), this week’s ...

First, how could the Mashiach be the product of a problematic union? Surely his ancestry has to be unblemished!

Israel loved Joseph ... fear about his other sons’ behaviors and missing Rachel. These meditations of the heart affected how he connected with Joseph. For Joseph or Jacob, their feelings were ...

From the blog of Ari Sacher at The Times of Israel ...

The world’s celebration of Christmas is one of the reasons why I am glad and very thankful I got to read the Bible in its entirety many, many years ago.

Understanding taking the initiative to be a meritorious act is consistent with Jewish tradition as seen by Abraham, Jacob, ...

The 12 days of Christmas tell of martyrdom, pain, and sacrifice as much as life, joy, and salvation. This is no accident.

Amitai once thought his grandma was a wrestler, since she had watched her grandson Darius wrestle, not realizing that she’s far more like a Tesla, by her ...

Rewriting history that Jesus wasn’t a Jewish resident of the Jewish country of Judea but rather a Palestinian man who was ...

Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader Ismail ... A short time later, three of his sons and four of his grandchildren were killed in Israeli airstrikes.

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob Lew, disputes part of the data used ... was transferred between security agencies over the past 12 years, including in an area where Iranian-backed fighters ...

Over the centuries, the Christmas story has been re-cast and romanticized into a kind of Christian mythology But what do the ...