A Flemish Baroque painting reanimates Genesis 16–21 and helps us reflect on trust, covenant and the consequences of human ...

Fulfilling the commandment of circumcision means taking the ordinary body of a human being and transforming it into something ...

The Gemara acknowledges that it is not a good idea to provoke Satan, and it can incite Satan to tempt with extra vigor. There ...

Through sacrifice and unwavering faith, Abraham’s covenant with God prefigures the greater fulfillment in Christ, as depicted ...

Abraham Joshua Heschel taught that repetition in the prayer service renews our sense of wonder, keeping it from fading after ...

The Arab claim to the land is founded on having lived there for a thousand years; the Jews’ is based on their historical connection to the land, present bond and religious faith explains Norman ...