This Shabbat we read Parashat Vayera, and the most memorable episodes are Sodom and the binding of Isaac. From my leadership ...

Bringing words from thousands of years ago into our everyday lives today.Introduction | Is anything permissible in the name of faith?"Because God commanded it, I must obey."These words are sometimes ...

Bringing words from thousands of years ago into our lives today.Introduction | Parting with someone who shared a long journeyLosing someone with whom you have spent many years.It is an event that ...

Here are seven great Bible verses about Abraham. Genesis 12:4 “So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.” This was ...

Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being tested by God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, up to Him. Once God saw that Abraham ...

The annunciation appears at least in 4 different chapters (Surahs). In some places, the son/s are names, while in others his wife (Sarah- not mentioned by name) laughs and is surprised. In some of the ...

Our Father Abraham had eight sons. The record of these sons and their names are in the Book of Genesis. First he had Ishmael, who was the son of a slave woman--Hagar of Egypt was his mother. She was ...