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.

|ByABU MUSA AL-IRAQI
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

When we seek the higher values behind our everyday actions, daily life itself becomes a form of sacred service, allowing us to experience something of the Garden of Eden here on earth.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
THE KNESSET marks its 75th birthday

Brothers before the ballot - opinion

People hold their positions out of conviction and love for the country and our people. But maybe the more important question of this election is not what we disagree on but how we treat each other.

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

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

Abraham, our forefather, is commanded to journey to an unknown land, and God tells him, “that I will show you.” God’s light will illuminate the way.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

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.

AUGUST 29, 2020ByWARREN GOLDSTEIN
‘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.

NOVEMBER 28, 2019ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
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

OCTOBER 25, 2019ByANAV SILVERMAN
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

MAY 17, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
‘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.

MARCH 27, 2019ByA.Y. KATSOF
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.

NOVEMBER 1, 2018ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
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."

OCTOBER 25, 2018ByWARREN GOLDSTEIN
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.

OCTOBER 17, 2018ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
‘ABRAHAM WAS born to a family of idol worshippers and from a young age, he searched for the true faith.'

A Frog Turns Into A Prince

JULY 3, 2018ByYISRAEL ROSENBERG
The Jerusalem Post

Shavuot: The Divine Word requires a desert full of snakes

Abraham found God in the desert, and so the people of Israel received the Torah in a place of ultimate authenticity: the desert of devastating conditions and great opportunities.

MAY 17, 2018ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
A desert in Israel (illustrative)