Ishmael

Ishmael was a wild man; banished from Abraham's home together with his mother Hagar. Years later, we find Ishmael accompanying Abraham to the Akeidah. After Sarah’s death, Abraham remarries Hagar. What's going on?

Abraham in Gerar, Isaac’s Birth, Ishmael, The Miraculous Well

This class explains the difference between Yishmoel and Eisav through the prism of Chassidus.

Question: It seems that Hebrew music is always in minor. Is that correct, and if so, is there a spiritual significance? Answer: I also found this intriguing. Even more intriguing is the explanation I found in Shaarei Teshuva, a mystical work written by ...

Shalom Rabbi, The cold-blooded murder of the rabbi and his wife in Mumbai is a disgrace. As a Muslim, I am ashamed of such actions done by ignorant idiots in the name of Islam. I challenge any and all of them to show evidence from the Quran or the ...

Abraham’s two sons represents two radically different modes of relating to G‑d.

We hear of the miracles that great people’s prayers can accomplish. But is prayer also for us regular folk?

The commentators explain Abraham's two sons, Ishmael and Isaac, as signifying Reason on the one hand, and the Jewish dimension beyond Reason...

A deeper look at the conflict between Sarah and Hagar, and between Yitzchok and Yismael. This Rosh Hashanah Torah reading demonstrates the triumph of possibility over probability…

The Torah readings for both days of the holiday, as well as both Haftorahs, share the same theme -- children: the great blessing of having children, the importance of educating them properly, and our commitment to their welfare.