This transformative encounter bestows upon him the name Israel, signifying uprightness and righteousness. Yet, this begs the question: what does Jacob truly mean? One meaning is the heel ...
Jacob has fled from the murderous anger of his ... How do we save the identity of Israel as a liberal democracy and the classical Zionist definition of Israel as a Jewish state?
In any case, Rebekkah understands that through Jacob the vineyard of Israel will flourish. In Baba Batra 100a, the Talmud recounts how it was Abraham's walk in the land that laid the way for the ...
Family of aid worker killed in Gaza: 'He had a desire to serve others' Jacob Flickinger was a "loyal and devoted" aid worker and family man who was "chased down" and killed by Israel while trying ...