Posts Tagged: Binding of Isaac
Who Is Testing Us?
JNS.org - On Shabbat, we will read the Torah portion Vayera and the poignant drama of the akeidah, the binding of Isaac, which is the...
When Abraham Challenged God
The Torah portion of Vayera is a fascinating combination of episodes. It's not just because of the range of different and significant incidents. Theologically, there is...
The Binding of Isaac
I was reeling from the inhuman aggression of the maniacal, "Strangelove" Putin on an independent country causing the deaths of hundreds of children when I...
From Iphigenia to Isaac, a Fresh Take on Age-Old Stories (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Tova Hartman and Charlie Buckholtz in Are You Not a Man of God?have taken two stories from the bible, two from the...
Reimagining and Rewriting the Binding of Isaac
JNS.org - There are only 19 verses in the story of the Binding of Isaac, which we read in synagogue each Rosh Hashanah, but there...
