Why do we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur? Commentators — predictably — differ. But I believe one crucial reason is because of the book’s warning against dehumanizing others in the course of ...

We might compare Jonah’s point of view to that of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a messianic religious Zionist who has called for “total annihilation” in Gaza, saying, “They are to be ...

The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, a co-author, said the book’s goal is to teach children Christian lessons they ‘don't have to unlearn ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...

Determined to stay in South Philly with a baby on the way, Danielle and Jonah Abrams made their 1,000-square-foot house into ...

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In a symbolic gesture of redemption, hundreds sang for the abductees at the Nova Festival Victims Memorial site near the Gaza border.The post Hoshana Rabbah prayers in Israel celebrate return ...

The oppressive tributes and the fearful conquest drawing near gives Jonah good reasons to desire Nineveh’s fall. And God himself is angry at Nineveh: “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city,” God tells ...

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sued Hebrew Union College last year to stop the potential sale of rare books. A judge Friday approved a deal between HUC and Yost that resolved the dispute. The ...

What do bed and breakfast owners, vampire-hunting bartenders, senior citizen sleuths and nepo babies have in common? Probably not much, but they’re featured in some of the new books we think you ...