The forefather of the Jews NOVA: Was Abraham the first Jew? Shaye Cohen: The biblical narrative gets going with Abraham in Genesis chapter 12. Abraham in turn Isaac, in turn Jacob, in turn Joseph ...

Bresheit/Genesis 22:13 states “And Abraham raised his eyes and saw- behold, a ram! - caught in the thicket by its horns; so Abraham went and took the ram ...

Yet from a traditional Jewish perspective, Islam does not constitute a new covenant equal to the Torah’s. Like Ishmael — a son of Abraham but not the child of Sarah — Islam is connected to Abrahamic ...

The Jewish people mourned and wept, and then rose up and built the future. ... Abraham: A Life Of Faith. By. Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks z"l - 25 Heshvan 5784 – November 9, 2023. 0.

Abraham and Sarah did not sit before a rabbinic court prior to their entering the Jewish people. If anything, they were served by a higher court, one where God presided.

Abraham is told that the land that he is promised — Canaan — will be a great treasure, far greater than Ur Kasdim, the land of his birth, and that it will remain in his family in perpetuity.

Building the first new Jewish community in the Arab world in more than a century, the Jews of the UAE carry hopes for Muslim-Jewish reconciliation.

After all, it was Abe who got the revelation that led to the Jewish people’s attachment to the God of, you know, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Terah, according to Joshua 24:2, “worshiped other ...

Abraham Lincoln and the Jewish Community. 1,293 Views Program ID: 410294-1 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Speech Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States First Aired: ...