Beloved, last Sunday was Mother’s Day.  Indeed mother’s day is marked more than once a year. We are still going to have ...

The most repeated command in the Bible is some version of "fear not!" It sounds great in theory, but let’s be honest, how can God expect us to not live in fear when everything around us feels so ...

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 ...

Does Abraham love God more than his fellow human beings? He immediately jumps to follow God’s command to offer his son as a sacrifice; he does not question and does not bargain. God comes first.

Christians are called to serve God, but true service comes from a heart transformed by Christ, not just outward actions. Humility is crucial, as pride can shift the focus from God to personal ...

Note: I acknowledge with gratitude my debt to the scholarship of William J. Webb and Gordon K. Oeste, in their work Bloody, Brutal and Barbaric?: Wrestling with ...

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It’s funny how words and their meanings change over time. We sometimes think we know what it always meant, and then find out it could be far different. It’s that way about the meanings of some Hebrew ...

In this context, it is interesting to note that in Rembrandt’s famous painting of the akeda the angel not only speaks to Abraham, but actually stays his hand. Apparently, the artist did not think the ...