There's something about death that make everyone suddenly religious. Even an atheist will ask God for help (if he does, in fact exist) when death comes knocking at the door. There's one thing constant ...

When you think of Thanksgiving Day, what is the first thing that comes to mind? For many of us, it's the feast and the gathering of family and friends. It's a tradition that we have come to love and ...

They’re part of the Bible’s original text, and frequently essential to understanding it. Some passages of Scripture get ghosted. Occasionally, you see this happen when you ask someone to read a ...

This is a question that would have seemed weird to me not too long ago. However, now I see it as one loaded with (potential) theological significance. I have been told since my teenage years about the ...

It was with great anticipation that I read Rabbi Hayyim Angel’s latest commentary, “Psalms: A Companion Volume” (Kodesh Press, 2022). Like so many of his other books on biblical text, Rabbi Angel’s ...

Master of Saint Augustine, "Scenes from the Life of St. Augustine of Hippo" (c. 1490), central panel of a triptych Belgium, Bruges (all photos courtesy the Morgan Library & Museum unless otherwise ...