Their father Jacob lived in fear of his twin. For them, the Jewish covenant wasn’t rooted in family — it was about committing to God’s mission. Anyone unwilling to accept the covenant was ...

The word covenant means agreement, such as a contract between two people. Many Jews see their relationship with God as a covenant, or an agreement. The belief is that God asks them to do certain ...

The covenant is established through both aspects—the "big" revelations and the "small" laws—together leading to spiritual ...

The Ten Commandments contain important guidance on how to have a good relationship with God and how to create a peaceful society with other people.

On August 12, 2002, the Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Council of Synagogues USA issued a truly remarkable ...

It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

This is really a remarkable idea. "The Exile from Judah to Babylon was a major moment in the emergence of the Jewish religion." Q: One sign of the covenant is circumcision, right? Where does this ...