The progression of leadership in Genesis indicates God wants leaders who don’t just “follow orders” but who evaluate and even ...

Abraham needed to grow in faith on his long journey through life. It was his willingness to learn such faith that commended ...

Explore the Lesson of the Ram in this week's Torah portion. Understand the deep meanings behind Shabbat preparations and rest.

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

Abraham passed ten tests, including, most notably, the near sacrifice of his son Isaac. Even so, despite these magnificent ...

Judaism, Christianity and Islam are called Abrahamic faiths not only because Abraham was the first monotheist but because he was so famously devoted to God. His obedience was so strong that he was ...

With “trust” in the subtitle, remember that Abraham totally trusts God after a recent covenant between them when God declared: “I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and ...

They went up together and they did not come down the same. וְנִסְמְכָה מִיתַת שָׂרָה לַעֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק לְפִי שֶׁעַל יְדֵי בְּשׂוֹרַת הָעֲקֵדָה שֶׁנִּזְדַּמֵּן ...

Abraham, you’re going to be a daddy! What incredible news. Abraham was 99 years old and Sarah was 10 years younger. But — God’s words are always in season.

Among Israel’s great patriarchs — Abraham, Isaac and Jacob — Isaac is something of a transitional figure. That doesn’t make him unimportant, but he is transitional. He’s important because he ...

We may flinch at seeing the revered patriarch nearly end his own son’s life. But what do we miss when viewing this story through contemporary eyes? One of the most dramatic moments of the entire Bible ...

I retired from my secular career a year ago this month, and last fall — with all the other kids — I went back to school. In my case, I took two semesters of Biblical Hebrew, the language of the Old ...