Bible

Stop Making Excuses and Step Up to the Plate

Moses' excuses at the Burning Bush parallel three great human fears.

Why it's imperative to fight slavery even though the Torah tolerates it.

In many ways, the message of the Book of Jonah seems antithetical to that of Yom Kippur.

Why did Jonah say, "I am a Hebrew?"

Why Aaron was silent in the wake of his sons' death.

The Haftarah selection comes from Hosea 14:2-10 and Micah 7:18-20. Ashkenazic communities add Joel 2:15-27.

A muscle man with a weakness for the ladies.

Three times in Genesis, wives are "passed off" as sisters.

The cycle of sinning and redemption.

Leading the Israelites into the Promised Land.

What’s the meaning behind the sign in the sky that God gives Noah?

Isaac's wife was known for her kindness and beauty — and deception.