For the first time in nearly 20 years, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas day, marking a rare confluence of ...

The Ghost of Rachel in the Nile Bar and Grill Thoughts on Torah Portion Va-Yigash (retold, 2025) ©Rabbi Mordecai Finley A ...

Clark University professor Daniel Black’s latest novel is a tender coming-of-age story about growing up Black and queer and ultimately wringing some grace from a harsh upbringing. “Isaac’s Song” will ...

Kenneth Henry Gonser, born to Henry and Beatrice in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1936, went to be with our Lord on November 14, ...

Jude was rare as an English boy’s name. After the Reformation, Jude was used a bit more as parents searched the Bible for ...

Just a few days ago, we read in the synagogue the story of Jacob’s two sons ... when he was blessing the other children, these two heard a resolute condemnation: “Simeon and Levi are a ...

“2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and ...

Children – and not ... mentioned about who wrestled with Jacob that night? This essay is from Lessons in Leadership: A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible by the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan ...

28:3 - Isaac's prayer over Jacob shows that fertility and procreation ... blessings which include no miscarriages or barrenness. Children are blessings from God, and married couples must always ...

Rachel Laser, the first Jew to lead Americans United for Separation of Church and State, has worked with Christian allies to ...

1. Embrace daily denial of self: Evaluate your life and ask where you need to surrender personal desires in favor of ...