Listen The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Attitude to Work—A Comparative Perspective by Amir Mashiach AbstractThe major aim of the religious person is to obey God’s injunctions and follow His ways. If he or she shall do so, he or she will ...
Listen ABDUCTION (or Manstealing; genevat nefesh), stealing of a human being for capital gain. According to the Bible, abduction is a capital offense. “He who kidnaps a man – whether he has sold him or is still holding him – ...
Listen As I approached the building, I saw two affable young women, carrying signs protesting the “genocide” perpetrated by Israel against the Palestinians. I walked up to them and a friendly conversation ensued. I asked them what seemed to me ...
Listen To a degree, the popular conception that Jews have always rejected celibacy as an option is correct––but only to a degree. We have documentation for communities of celibate Jews for the late Second Temple period (second century bce–first century ...
Listen Chapters 1 and 2 of Genesis present drastically different narratives of the creation of humans. As we may observe in the narrative of Gen 1:26–31, there is no difference in any respect between man and woman. The term Adam ...
