The opening word of the Torah, בְּרֵאשִׁית, “in the beginning”, already encoded all of what was to come, the potential of ...

Ibn Kathir explains “carried by the angles” by quoting Ibn Jurayj who stated that Ibn `Abbas said, “The angels came down while carrying the Tabut from between the sky and the earth, until they placed ...

Rabbi Meir. who was reputed to know dozens of fox fables, thinks social morality is the primary sign of humanity. Farming brings about relatively dense settlements, property disputes, government and ...

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In terms of narrative logic, the story of Jacob wrestling with God is one of the oddest tales in the Bible. Metaphorically, ...

About interfaith voices. The weekly “Interfaith Voices” column includes a regular rotation of writers representing the broad ...

President Donald Trump repeatedly touted the “Abraham Accords” in his high-profile Middle East trip. That’s the name for a ...

From yesterday's order by Seventh Circuit Judges Diane Sykes, Frank Easterbrook & Michael Brennan in Doe v. M.S.: Plaintiff ...

Every autumn brings its rituals: football, spectacular fall colors, and in Washington, the countdown to a government shutdown. Once a rare emergency, these funding standoffs have become as routine as ...

QUEZON CITY: The upheavals in Indonesia and Nepal in the last few weeks were precipitated by frustrations over corruption, inequality, and injustice perceived and experienced in these countries. Led ...

MANILA, Philippines — Secretary Vince Dizon of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced on Wednesday that the agency had issued show-cause orders to 10 of its officials, asking ...

Physicists are eyeing charged gravitinos—ultra-heavy, stable particles from supergravity theory—as possible Dark Matter candidates. Unlike axions or WIMPs, these particles carry electric charge but ...