With Hanukkah this year coming at the same time as Christmas, it is a wonderful reminder for us all—Christians and Jews— that ...

When faced with tough choices, we reveal our character. One such pivotal moment occurs in this week’s Torah portion. It opens in the middle of an impassioned dialogue between Joseph, still unknown to ...

This Sunday’s Gospel, first reading, and psalm each testify powerfully to a time when the Gentiles will come from all corners ...

Last week we began to look at the historical writings of the prophet Isaiah in the fifty-third chapter. Even so, my feeble ...

Judah steps forward in the biblical portion of Vayyiggash, Genesis 44:18-47:31, which means “steps forward.” Judah stepped forward near Joseph  to defend his younger brother Benjamin, whom Joseph was ...

God the Father is repeatedly presented in the Bible as assuming that his people were capable of keeping his laws and ...

It is not as if Dylan is the only Jewish character in this film. “A Complete Unknown” came pretty close to a minyan: Bob; his ...

Nimrod, the first biblical king after the floods, has been the object of mystery and intrigue to historians and biblical ...

Act 3, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” begins with one of the most famous texts in English literature: “To be or ...

New Year’s Day Wünschung or “wishing” is an example of what anthropologists call “sympathetic magic.” Its practice is nigh ...

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, members of Loudoun’s Jewish community gathered in the plaza at One Loudoun to celebrate the ...

The Rev. Shannon Blosser sees how his son loves church — the music, the singing, the communion. But the United Methodist ...