Samaritans are not Jews but are part of “Am Yisrael,” the Israelite people. Each Samaritan, Tsedaka said, can trace back to which tribe — Ephraim, Menasseh or Levi — he or she comes from.

Steven Fine is professor of Jewish history at Yeshiva University and director of the university’s Israelite Samaritans Project. When my oldest son was in fourth grade, he was studying in a ...

Q&A with Jewish scholar Steven Fine on the history of a biblical minority. The Good Samaritan shows up in the Gospels as an apparent exception to his people, since he’s the “good” one. Then ...

The Samaritans represent one of the oldest religious communities in the world, often overshadowed by their Jewish and Christian neighbors. This video outlines their unique traditions, sacred texts, ...

Moshe Alafi's documentary, "The Samaritans," traces the history of an ancient (but not necessarily Jewish) people.

Rejecters Rejected. To Sunday-school boys, Samaritan is a name synonymous with “good.” But to the Jews of Jesus’ day, Samaritans were a despised people. In the 8th century B.C. the Samaritan ...

The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 4 in Year C is Luke 10.25-37, most commonly known as the Parable of the Good ...

Included in this list is the uniquely Samaritan 10th commandment (at the heart of the Jewish/Samaritan schism) to worship God on Mt. Gerizim, the mountain overlooking the city of Nablus in the ...

The Good Samaritans of Markowa, Poland The Catholic Church beatifies the Ulma family, who died for protecting Jews. By Nicholas Tomaino Sept. 14, 2023 5:20 pm ET Share ...

March 12, 2023, The Third Sunday of Lent: The Samaritan woman, socially marginalized by her impurity according to the Law, becomes a model for all Christians.

The term “Good Samaritan” originates from the New Testament story Jesus tells about a Jewish man who was beaten, robbed, and left for dead.