The Yale Jewish Lives series, which has volumes devoted to figures as diverse as Harry Houdini and Henrietta Szold, had a ...

I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you. — Genesis 12:1-2 God instructed Abraham to leave his home and travel to Canaan, the Promised Land, which is today known as Israel.

I also believe that God spoke to us through prophets such as Abraham and Moses, who we call Avraham and Moshe. I pray three times a day - in the morning, the afternoon and the evening. The prayers ...