Why does God call Abraham “my friend”? (Isaiah 41:8) Because Abraham introduced his friends to the imageless, formless One. His friends joined Sarah and Abraham in prayer each and every new moon. When ...

In Jewish tradition, the principle Ma’aseh Avot Siman LaBanim — “the deeds of the fathers are a sign for the children” — teaches that the stories of our patriarchs and matriarchs are more than ...

What makes the story of Avraham (Abraham) and Sarah going to Egypt important enough to be included in the Genesis narrative? (Genesis 12:10-20) Ramban suggests that this is an example of the maxim ...

God promised Abraham many offspring. By human logic, that was incredible. But Abraham gave it credence. Yet Abraham and Sarah also decided to take matters into their own hands and “help God along” on ...

It is often said Judaism, Christianity and Islam share the same father, Abraham. Abraham’s two wives – Sarah and Hagar – and the tensions that arose from that relationship get less attention. But ...

This week, I’m moving out of New York City. It’s not my first time moving, but it is the first time I’m leaving a place with no plan to return to living there. I’ll come visit all the friends I have ...

Depending on where you start the clock, the founding of the Jewish nation was partially born of an act of extreme cruelty. When Sarah welcomed Isaac, after decades of trying for a child, she persuaded ...