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The obvious question in relation to the story of the binding of Isaac arises in comparison with the previous story of Sodom and Gomorrah. In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, when God decrees to ...

Over Rosh Hashanah I thought a lot about the Akedah, the binding of Isaac, since the story is so central to Rosh Hashanah. The most important questions that are asked about the Akedah are what gave ...

In Abraham: The World’s First (but Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer (Schocken, Oct.), Harvard Law professor and defense attorney Alan Dershowitz offers a new perspective on the biblical patriarch.