Chosen People, The

The Jews, singing and dancing ecstatically, were swept by the flood of their emotions and danced on and on. They would pay dearly later, but for that moment, they had defied their oppressors.

The story of the stubborn little flame that refused to be extinguished. And the story of you and I . . .

What is the meaning of the Jewish mandate to "be a blessing" to all humanity?

In the verse (Genesis 37:4) "[Joseph's] brothers could not speak to him peaceably," the Hebrew word "shalom" (peace) is missing a letter vav. The real reason for the lack of peace between Joseph and his brothers was that they could not comprehend ...