Abraham’s ultimate call from God was to sacrifice his son Isaac. God had promised to bring him descendants “as numerous as the sands on the seashore” through Isaac. This contrast must have ...

my friend in Tel Aviv said, referring to the famous scene in the Bible, known as the binding of Isaac, when Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son. In Israel, the mere mention of a biblical name ...

No, he tried to get the wicked off the hook with them. In the sacrifice of Isaac, Abraham called G^d’s bluff. His game of chicken paid off. He trusted enough in G^d to take the risk. And his ...

There are two sons and, at least in the beginning, it seems as if Isaac has only one blessing to give. One child will be chosen; the other will be rejected. Just like Abraham, both sons are ...

Rosh Hashanah emphasizes both the sacrifice of Isaac and the expulsion ... were able to begin to craft the principles that would eventually become the basis of the Abraham Accords often attributed ...