Black History Month helps us reflect on how our nation’s racial past informs our present—to acknowledge the enduring effects ...

However, priesthood goes back much farther, way before Exodus 32 and the ordination of the Levites to the service of Yahweh, and Aaron’s ordination as high priest. How much farther back?

The thieves said to be robbing God were the Levites; the pastors of biblical Israel. As is commonplace today, those pastors were stealing the tithes and offerings of the people, and converting ...

Commentators have noted that in the statements in which ‘na’aseh’ alone is stated, the people respond ‘yachdav’ (together, Exodus 19:8) and ‘kol echad’ (with one voice, Exodus 24:3), but in the ...

I watched a renowned Pentecostal pastor make a case for polygamy in Christian marriages, before a parliamentary committee last week and my heart broke a little more. What is going on? What happens ...

“I remember the first time I said ‘Mi amor‘ to you,” he said.“It was at the very beginning of our relationship. You told me to call you that only if I was certain I loved you, not to say it carelessly ...

Just as acronyms serve modern convenience, they also hold a unique place in Jewish history and culture, where many family names actually derive from meaningful acronyms. These surnames serve as more t ...