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The Binding of Isaac, the pardoning of Hunter Biden

The Forward
In pardoning his son Hunter, President Biden faced a challenge like Abraham's with Isaac: does family or faith — in the system — come first?
1 day ago

‘Abraham, Take Your Son’: Wrestling with God’s Unsettling Test

Desiring God
The Abraham-Isaac event in Genesis 22 is understandably disturbing, especially to twenty-first-century Western readers so far removed from the time and culture...
3 months ago

Parashat Toldot and the Akeidah: Finding faith amid suffering - opinion

The Jerusalem Post
The pure righteous do not complain of the dark, but increase the light; They do not complain of evil, but increase justice.
4 days ago

A Test of Fear, a Quest for Love

Reform Judaism.org
Did Abraham pass the test of the Akeidah or fail it? Did his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac in response to God's command in Genesis...
2 weeks ago

Podcast: Jon Levenson on Understanding the Binding of Isaac as the Bible Understands It (Rebroadcast)

Mosaic Magazine
This week, in their liturgical recitation and study of the Hebrew Bible, Jewish communities all over the world will relive the terrifying...
2 weeks ago

Who’s afraid of child sacrifice?

The Times of Israel
We've seen Israelis drop everything to serve their people, at great personal expense. Can American Jews learn to reach beyond themselves in...
3 weeks ago

Essays in the Philosophy of Humanism | Volume 32 | Article 6

American Humanist Association
Religion is compatible with morality if it is constrained by morality defined independently of revelation. This path is wholly open to religion.
2 months ago

Charleston Police charge man who was passenger during traffic stop

Live 5 News WCSC
Police say Abraham...
5 months ago

From pagan ritual to Biblical trial: Spano and ASO explore theme of sacrifice in Stravinsky’s “Rite” and Leshnoff’s “Isaac”

EarRelevant
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus May 16 & 18, 2024. Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center Atlanta, Georgia – USA
6 months ago

Traffic stop leads to arrest of man after $2.6M in narcotics found in vehicle, CHP says

Merced Sun-Star
Isaac Abraham Sandoval Lopez, 36, of Portland was arrested Friday after California Highway Patrol officers seized about 262 pounds of crystal methamphetamine,...
5 months ago