Joseph is the center of attention whenever he is, as it were, onstage, and yet he is, time and again, the done-to rather than the doer, an object of other people’s actions rather than the subject of ...
The dual Israeli-American citizen has come to symbolize the sacrifice by hundreds of fallen soldiers in what many in Israel ...
Hanukkah, perhaps the only Jewish holiday that has been confirmed by the archaeological record, celebrates the singular, ...
From the blog of Ari Sacher at The Times of Israel ...
An Israeli soldier who died more than 400 days after being wounded in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza now symbolizes ...
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I ...
As we celebrate over Hanukkah’s eight days the valor of those who rose to resist villainy - in those days and in our time - ...
The 12 days of Christmas tell of martyrdom, pain, and sacrifice as much as life, joy, and salvation. This is no accident.
Understanding taking the initiative to be a meritorious act is consistent with Jewish tradition as seen by Abraham, Jacob, ...
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.
First, how could the Mashiach be the product of a problematic union? Surely his ancestry has to be unblemished!