This week’s Torah portion Vayechi brings the book of Genesis to a close. We spent the whole fall and winter so far reading about the difficult and complex relationships within ...

Editor's note: At the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Thanksgiving proclamation to encourage Americans “in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea, ...

The Second Sunday of Lent is observed by the faithful all over the world on Sunday, March 5, 2023. This special day in the faith calendar is a time to slow down and consider God's blessings, a ...

The Prophet Isaiah said: “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. Look to Abraham your ...

Good luck. Bad luck. Curses. Blessings. In Hebrew thought, the concept of a blessing depicts a bounty, acknowledging the Elohim, G-d of Abraham, as the source of all blessings. Some 30 years ago, I ...

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