Abraham

An Iraqi call for peace with Israel rooted in Abrahamic heritage - opinion

Differences in creed do not preclude cooperation, mutual respect, or the building of peace on an Abrahamic foundation.

Iraqi and Israeli flags waving (illustrative).
The image shows a clear glass photography sphere (or lensball) placed on a wooden bridge, refracting an inverted view of the trees and sky.

Parashat Vayera: Bridging heaven and earth

 THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Brothers before the ballot - opinion

LIFE’S TRIALS themselves are the light that a person must follow.

Parashat Lech Lecha: There is no wisdom like that gained through experience


Five-hundred years in the life of the Amon family

From the surrender of Spain to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond, they were there.

For centuries, members of the Amon family served as advisers and physicians to sultans, esteemed rabbis and businessmen across three continents.

What does the 'lech lecha' phrase mean?

What does 'lech lecha' mean, and how can we understand it as a calling to search for God?

Tzipori Park (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

The exodus from Babel continues‏

As the debate over Abraham’s exodus from Babel resumes, it is incumbent upon us to try to read that invisible ink that leads to the Promised Land.

UGANDAN CHILDREN.

Jordan Peterson turns to Genesis for lessons on civilization in peril

Peterson's search is for eternal values – virtues and themes that are “common across all human experience, across all time.”

JORDAN PETERSON: Psychology professor, rock star and considered by many to be this generation’s most important thinker.

Parashat Chayei Sarah: Avraham Avinu’s wonderful death

‘And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said: “Send me away unto my master”’(Chayei Sarah 24:54)

Eating and drinking, illustrative

Parashat Lech Lecha: The responsible one

This week’s parasha, Lech Lecha, opens with God’s instructions to Abraham.

See yourself as responsible for repairing the world: "Make this world better"

Temple Coins introduces limited edition Abraham Accord medallion

The coin, designed by numismatic artist Aharon Shavo, shows the Israeli and UAE flags flying over silhouettes of Jerusalem's Old City and the Abu Dhabi skyline.

Face of Abraham Accords medallion

Do we want to be alone?

The story of the Akeidah and Rosh Hashanah 5781.

A MAN prays outdoors in Jerusalem in April.

Was God really the peace broker on the White House lawn?

The idea of using Abraham - as opposed to any other biblical character - is that he is mutually respected by all faiths.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani standby prior to signing the Abraham Accords with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.

Children of Abraham reunited at last at the Israeli-Emirati business forum

Senior advisor to the US ambassador Aryeh Lightstone spoke of the pivotal significance of the Abraham Accords.

NATIONAL SECURITY Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat meets with his Emirati counterpart, Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, August 2020