The title of this piece points to the central event under discussion: Abraham’s attempted sacrifice of Isaac on Mount Moriah. But, given our discussion of last week and the week before, it might also ...

We may flinch at seeing the revered patriarch nearly end his own son’s life. But what do we miss when viewing this story through contemporary eyes? One of the most dramatic moments of the entire Bible ...

Q: Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

Abraham is a very important figure in the Bible. He is a very important figure in our world today. When I think of Abraham, I think of a journeying man. I think: “He set out in faith.” One of the most ...

“I will bless you abundantly and make your descendants as countless as the stars of the sky and the sands of the seashore.” The story of Abraham and Isaac is one of the most fascinating, and troubling ...

We each have a “before and after moment” that tells us we cannot go back, defining our life’s narrative, our choices, our regrets. Jewish tradition tells us that sacrificing Isaac was Abraham’s final ...

It was last Sunday morning at Mass and I was sitting in my celebrant’s chair next to the altar, dressed in my modest purple silk and the omnipresent and incredibly annoying face mask. The lector was ...

With “trust” in the subtitle, remember that Abraham totally trusts God after a recent covenant between them when God declared: “I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and ...

This Rosh Hashanah, on the first day’s Haftorah reading we heard the retelling of the story of Hannah, Elkanah and their child, Samuel. On the second day, during the Torah portion, we heard the ...

And God said to Abraham take your son, Isaac . . . whom you love and go to the (foreign) land of Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice. So Abraham rose early in the morning and took his son Isaac. . .