“Each of the twelve tribes ... where Jacob gives blessings to his sons (and two of his grandsons) whose descendants will become “the tribes of Israel.” And a little later, the Zohar makes ...

This week’s Torah portion, “Vayehi,” concludes the Book of Genesis with the death of Jacob and the firm ... “All these are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this is what their ...

(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Jacob lies on his deathbed, surrounded by his sons – the 12 tribes of Israel, the foundational pillars of the nation. In his final words, Jacob gazes into the ...

Jacob also blesses Joseph’s two sons, Ephraim and Menashe, elevating them to the status of his own sons as founders and leaders of the Tribes within Israel. Tradition dictates that every Friday ...

In a divided world, sacred spaces like Al Aqsa and Babri Masjid, which have raised nationalistic fervour, should have endured ...

Jacob lies on his deathbed, surrounded by his sons – the 12 tribes of Israel, the foundational pillars of the nation. In his final words, Jacob gazes into the future of his descendants ...

By R.A. Mathews Life had weathered him. In 1948, on the heels of WWII, Winston Churchill famously said, “Those that fail to ...

Jacob and Rachel become the parents of the tribes that form the Hebrew ... cf. Matthew 12:11–12; John 5:1–18). The compassion of Jesus toward women is not limited to the daughters of Israel, for Jesus ...

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