Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

Berel Lang of Wesleyan University writes to ask if I would “consider tracing the genealogy of the Hebrew Sabbath greeting ‘Shabbat Shalom’ — specifically, when it entered popular discourse.” And he ...

In a JAOS 110 (1990) article, we described the development of the early Israelite and Judean calendars, relating calendrical adaptation and innovation to the literary history of the Pentateuch. In the ...

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For Amy Guenther, the shift to Torah observance was swift and unexpected. About a decade ago, one of her friends started creating Facebook posts suggesting that Christians should be keeping the laws ...

Within the sources of black theology no narrative is more important than the Exodus. Its importance within the slave religion and the civil rights movement has made it foundational for understanding ...

Beit Chaverim Synagogue of Westport/Norwalk, 85 Post Road West, Westport -- Rabbi Yossi Pollak. Modern Orthodox. Traditional services at 7 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Sunday. For Tot ...

When Rabbi Adam Chalom stands before the Sabbath flames and sings the Hebrew blessing to welcome Shabbat, there is no mention of God. Chalom believes there are no prophets. He preaches that only hard ...

Broadway tunes and the Hebrew prayers will blend together this weekend in a special Sabbath service at First Congregation Sons of Israel, 161 Cordova St. "This will be the first time ever having a ...

To view Christianity only through the lens of the New Testament robs believers of a full understanding of their faith, says Pastor Jim Harmon. For that reason, Harmon and two other pastors at the ...