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The Bible is an important religious text that holds a central place in Judaism and Christianity. 

The book itself contains a vast number of individual religious works compiled together, with the writings forming the basis of the Jewish and Christian religions and traditions. 

The Bible itself differs between Jews and Christians in terms of content, with the Jewish Bible (the Tanach) only consisting of 24 books found in the Old Testament, while the Christian Bible also contains the works of the New Testament.

Its words have continued to help shape the course of history by driving these religions forward and have been studied and interpreted by countless scholars and experts for well over a thousand years. 

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Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth

The ladder symbolizes the mission of a Jew: to ascend and elevate, to sanctify the physical, and to uplift the mundane toward the sublime.

Parashat Vayetze: Light in dark times

To try, to fall, to fear, and yet to keep going: that is what it takes to be a leader. That was Jacob, the man who at the lowest ebbs of his life had his greatest visions of heaven. 

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
05/12/2024

Why God Loves The Blues

Kabbalah of Information, the structure of Creation, Soul and Blues.

By EDUARD SHYFRIN
04/12/2024

US Bible sales surge 22% in the first 10 months of 2024

New editions include colorful youth Bibles, rich study versions, and visual elements such as maps, charts, and biographies of characters, appealing to Generation Z.

It's time for the Jewish nation to unite as brothers and sisters

We who believe in Jewish unity have to be the strong ones who take the first step with our brothers and sisters, some of whom might not understand our position. 

By RAPHAEL SHUCHAT
29/11/2024

Parashat Toldot and the Akeidah: Finding faith amid suffering

The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; They do not complain of evil, but increase justice.

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH
29/11/2024

Parashat Toldot: The struggle between Rome and Jerusalem

This tension between the heroes of Rome and the sages of Jerusalem will not last forever. The prophet Obadiah prophesied the resolution of this struggle.

  Praying for the hostages’ release, at Rachel’s Tomb near Bethlehem.

Rachel Imeinu’s yahrzeit unites 200 Jerusalem women

Rebbetzin Nechama Dina Hendel, co-director of Chabad of Baka and the Friendship Circle of South Jerusalem, spoke about the legacy of the biblical Rachel.

By PENINA HOROWITZ
25/11/2024

Texas board approves Bible-based curriculum for elementary schools

Critics argue the curriculum violates the separation of church and state by promoting Christianity in public schools.

Is it healthy for Israeli society to seek revenge against its enemies?

The topic of revenge is discussed frequently in Jewish literature. God commanded the Jewish people, “Don’t seek revenge or carry a grudge against any of your people. Love your neighbor as yourself."

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