In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham argues with God. Hearing the cities will be destroyed for the depravity of the ...
It is time for all of America to listen and hear God’s call to get up from our complacency, our disgruntlement, our fears, ...
T his week the Torah introduces us to “Abraham our Father.” If Abraham is “our” father, the father of the entire Jewish people, he is my father. Having studied Abraham’s life for decades now, I have ...
Abraham is asked to separate from his past, leaving behind a world of idolatry and deceit, and to journey toward a new land ...
In the third month (which we call Sivan) of the year 2448 from the creation of Adam – marking 500 years since the birth of Abraham – the nation of Israel passed from being “children of Noah” (like the ...
As the sum of the first five pentagonal numbers, 75 is a pyramidal number, a mathematical representation of Abram’s name: ...
The same for when he is commanded to offer his son, Isaac, as a holocaust to God. There is a reason why we call Abraham our ...
THIS WEEK, JEWS turn their attention to the Torah portion of Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22-24). This portion is comprised of several dramatic events from which we can glean lessons to help us lead our ...
Numerous questions arise when we delve into the biblical portion concerning Abraham in Lekh Lekha, Genesis 12:1-17:27. One such question is the apparent mistake in narrating Abraham’s story, which ...
Devout in her Christian faith, Vida also worked at the Christian Book Store and was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. On September 11, 1960, Vida married William Howard Dean Abraham at St ...
Rochester, N.Y. - A local school is building connections between law enforcement, faith leaders, and the community. Abraham Lincoln School No. 22 hosted a kick-off event on Friday for National ...