The Qur’an contains 99 Arabic names (attributes or character traits) for the multifaceted essence of the one God, but not one of them connects the one God with one people, while one of the dozens of ...

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In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

The Bible offers powerful stories that have influenced faith and morals for centuries. Some, however, pose tough ethical questions about justice and morality. We'll look at twelve Bible stories that, ...

Abraham had two sons: Isaac, the promised son, born to his wife Sarah, and Ishmael, born to Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian handmaiden. Isaac’s descendants became the Israelites. Jacob, renamed Israel, ...

Palestine was never a country and never governed itself. Israel is very different. As a state, it has both the responsibility ...

Paul was writing these words when ancient Israel — like today’s ... He referred to his fellow Jews who did not accept Jesus as still “beloved [by God] because of the Fathers [the patriarchs Abraham, ...

Dr. Shapiro reveals Rabbi Kook's surprising, sometimes radical, and breathtaking ideas, prompting us to rethink what we have accepted as sensible.  It is the best book I have read in years. [Rabbi Dr.