Abraham

Hearing Sieg Heil at 76: Why you can't kill the Jew inside - opinion

After a shocking antisemitic rally, a 76-year-old man embraces Judaism, reconnects with family, and finds community.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march past King's College, one of the few colleges that have divested from companies benefiting from the Israeli war.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

People move people; ideas alone rarely do.

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Most conflicts do not stem from malice but from a lack of genuine understanding.

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer


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

Is the UAE-Israel deal a manifestation of Abraham's legacy?

Remarkably, Abraham’s legacy is so powerful and relevant that a peace accord is named after him almost 4,000 years since his birth.

‘AFTER ABRAHAM arrives in the Land of Canaan (Genesis, chapter 12), God grants him and his descendants absolute rights to that land.’

PARASHAT TOLDOT: Is Judaism a racist religion

No one has ever been disqualified from joining the Jewish nation due to the color of his skin or the land of his origin.

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN uses a ‘colored’ water fountain in Segregation-era American South.

How the story of Abraham’s Well continues to draw visitors to Beersheba

Searching for God and water

VISITORS TO Abraham’s Well.

Jewish-Arab coexistence group announces $12 million endowment fund

The fund was announced on Tuesday night at an event celebrating the 30th anniversary of a group that works for equal society in Israel

‘RACISM IS not me,’ this image from the Bokra Facebook page promoting coexistence proclaims in Hebrew and Arabic.

Has Abraham's tent been found?

“Walla, God has given me an amazing opportunity here, to do something which I truly love, and that is what I will do,” Boaz exclaimed.

Has Abraham's tent been found?

Parshat Hayei Sarah: Making God present on earth

In the Torah portion Hayei Sara we read about the generation change in the family of our patriarchs, the family that established the Jewish nation.

The term ‘God of the earth’ is not to be taken for granted

Abraham’s archetypal act of kindness

"Abraham’s example is a rallying call to all of us to continue inviting people in – to make a space for others in our hearts, in our lives, and in our homes."

A community in Johannesberg participates The Shabbat Project with a havdallah celebration

Parashat Lech Lecha: Boxing ring or harmonious symphony?

This question is significant not only historically but also to our understanding of the story.

‘ABRAHAM WAS born to a family of idol worshippers and from a young age, he searched for the true faith.'