It is important to seek God in times of fortune, and to hear the divine voice in our texts.

A few weeks ago, I was sitting in the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. They had arranged a viewing of ...

The last of the matriarchs was Jacob's true love.

Rachel and Leah's complex relationship allows us to imagine new possibilities for strengthening our own relationships.

Seth Rogovoy, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, wrote yesterday about Bob Dylan’s Judaism. He is guest-blogging all week ...

One interesting note about the publicity surrounding The Good Book, Slate editor David Plotz’s chronicle of reading the Bible: it’s ...

The father of the children of Israel.

While there is concern that autopsy violates Jewish norms about treating a corpse with resepect, there are cases in which it is permitted.

Jacob's story warns us of the dangers of being consumed by imagined demons.

Why is birth nestled between dietary restrictions and skin diseases?