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, millennialong relationship between Jews and the land of Israel. It is the story ...

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 ...

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.

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!

To be sure, a persistent theme of the patriarchal stories is the two promises G-d made to each of them, namely that they would have many descendants and that they would inherit the land of Canaan.

The Torah generally reveals little or no information about women. We are told that Jacob had a daughter named Dinah, but there is no more about her than what is mentioned in the drama. It does not ...

Each week, Ari Sliffman, a Jewish legal mediator in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will discuss the week’s Parshah “through the ...