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 ...

So slavery is to be abolished, but it is a fundamental principle of God’s relationship with us that he does not force us to change faster than is possible of our own freewill.

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

At the same time, I am concerned that stressing the multiplicity of the concept of covenant in Judaism to the exclusion of a kind of unity is not entirely faithful either to the text or to the ...

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 ...

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

The document Reflections on Covenant and Mission is an encouraging response that marks a significant step forward in the dialogue, especially in the United States. The Jewish and Catholic reflections ...

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 ...

When we engage with sacred texts, we do not recite: we chant. Every text and every time has, in Judaism, its own specific melody. There are different tunes for Shacharit, Mincha, and Maariv ...

The following are responses from Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz, Max Newman Family Chair in Rabbinics, of Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka to questions posed by the Eden Prairie Human Rights and ...