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October 08, 2026

The Ark of The Covenant: All Roads Lead to Yemen

That The Ark of the Covenant goes to Yemen is one of the few things...

September 2026

September 15, 2026

Pride Rainbow Jesus and Satan: When Satire Goes Too Far

Pikeville Pride this year drew a lot of negative attention from the community after having...

August 2026

August 29, 2026

Why The Quran is Truer to G-d’s Word Than The New Testament

Having read all the Holy Texts associated with the Abrahamic religions, I have come to...

August 04, 2026

Why I Converted to Judaism from Christianity

When I converted, I didn't just decide to leave the faith I'd been in for...

July 2026

July 20, 2026

The Eden Diet: Returning to The Garden

The Torah begins man's relationship with G-d in The Garden of Eden. As such, when...

June 2026

June 14, 2026

Wrestling With G-d

Jacob wrestled with G-d all night, refusing to let go. He didn't come to...

March 2026

March 10, 2026

The Women Who Built Israel

We often assume that the patriarchy ruled Israel. However, while the patriarchs received the promise,...

February 2026

February 17, 2026

The Torah Teaches Justice But We Have Chosen Compromise

Like most of the world, since 2020 I have spent a lot of time wondering...

June 2024

June 15, 2024

Inside Out 2 From A Jewish Perspective

Patheos has partnered with Skylight.org to celebrate the release of Inside Out 2 and...

April 2024

April 12, 2024

May Jews Have Piercings and Tattoos?

After the article on Female Genital Mutilation, a reader wrote in to ask about the...

January 2024

January 08, 2024

Questioning G-d

Is it ok to question G-d, even to be angry with them? That is a...

October 2023

October 16, 2023

Can Jews Deny Our Faith? Berlin Warns Jews To Hide Their Faith

Berlin has warned Jewish people to not let their faith be seen publicly. Yet,...

September 2023

September 18, 2023

Why Was Abraham Asked to Sacrifice Issac?

The binding of Issac is a difficult story for many people. Why would Abraham be...

September 15, 2023

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah is the beginning of the Jewish New Year. This year is Year 5784....