Neither Sarah nor Hagar/Ha-jar are mentioned by name in the Qur’an, but the story of Ha-jar’s exile from Abraham’s home is traditionally understood to be referred to in a line from Ibrāhīm’s prayer in ...

The patriarchs in the Bible were the fathers of the nation of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Through these three men, the ...

The Camp David Accords once proved that even the bitterest of enemies could sit at the same table. Let’s not allow that ...

In the Church, we are made children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- the God who makes known His name and His ways ...

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

As these difficult times demand great personal sacrifice from a select few, the rest of us should consider the meaning behind ...

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

In this book, we have sought to fill the gaps of knowledge on subjects that the average Jewish college student might confront ...

At a time when Israel’s sovereignty is under relentless ... citing key biblical figures such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King David, and King Solomon, who all lived or traveled through Judea ...

Construction in Shiloh settlement (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) Rav Abraham Isaac Kook beautifully develops this idea by explaining Joseph’s unique role in Jewish history.

The ritual begins in Australia, moves through Israel, France ... who clothes the naked.” Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook wrote a commentary on the Siddur and explained this blessing by saying ...