Years ago, when I was telling my young children the story of the Akeda, “the sacrifice of Isaac” from this week’s Torah portion, my daughter, Batya, tearfully interrupted my tale saying, “Stop lying ...
(RNS) Tomorrow, as Jews end their Yom Kippur fast, Muslims will begin the Eid al-Adha holiday. Imam Haytham Younis and Rabbi Alana Suskin met for coffee and then exchanged the following e-mail ...
Two representatives from Cleveland’s Ishmael & Isaac organization came to the Ohio Union on Friday to discuss their plan toward a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, and to recruit new ...
For more than seven decades political nationalist leaders in Israel and Palestine have failed to find a way to end the conflict between their two peoples. Perhaps it is time for religious leaders who ...
Note: Several paragraphs of Sr. Levine’s column was accidentally omitted in the July 9 publication. It is presented here in its entirety. All three monotheistic faiths, Islam, Judaism, and ...
On March 3rd, 2020, I had the privilege of opening a White House briefing on Antisemitism in prayer. From the podium I prayed the Aaronic Blessing in Hebrew and then in English. One of the speakers ...