In 1 Kings 18 we have the well-known story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal and Asherah on Mount Carmel. After their famous confrontation, we read this in 1 Kings 18:40: "Then Elijah commanded them, ...

When they emerged from sludge and sea,  Armed with fang and claw, Hope drew our most distant forebears forward: A better ...

These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

A Yiddish translation of “Arabian Nights” sounds like the set-up to a Borscht Belt joke. Yet, as a recent finalist for a ...

To those who know the Middle East, such thoughts make little sense. They are hogwash.

In Hebrew, “Bayit” means “house” and “home.” We miss both – our physical “house” (apartment) in Herzliya, and our Jewish ...

And yet, in the wake of this mighty victory on Mount Carmel over the prophets of Baal, Elijah soon fled for his life into the desert. Why such a reversal? Physically, spiritually, and emotionally ...