(RNS) Tomorrow, as Jews end their Yom Kippur fast, Muslims will begin the Eid al-Adha holiday. Imam Haytham Younis and Rabbi Alana Suskin met for coffee and then exchanged the following e-mail ...

Q: Attending Catholic school as a child, I remember being bothered by the story of Abraham being tested by God. God asked Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, up to Him. Once God saw that Abraham ...

Comparisons between Prophet Noah and Prophet Abraham can teach Christians, Jews and Muslims very valuable lessons; as long as we do not make snide distinctions between them. As the Qur’an wisely ...

Years ago, when I was telling my young children the story of the Akeda, “the sacrifice of Isaac” from this week’s Torah portion, my daughter, Batya, tearfully interrupted my tale saying, “Stop lying ...

During his speech to the Israeli Knesset on Monday, Trump emphasized the specifically Jewish tradition around the patriarch. He offered thanks to the "God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob” — a central ...

“And Abraham expired, and died at a good old age…. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah … and Isaac settled near Beer-la’chai Roi” (Genesis 25:8-11). Despite its title, ...

After Ishmael is born to Abraham and Hagar, Abraham is told by God that he will have another child – this time with Sarah (Genesis 17:16). Abraham responds, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You” ...

Sarah, seeing that her stepson Ishmael was a menace to the spiritual health of her only son Isaac, tells Abraham to drive him out of their house, together with his mother Hagar. God tells Abraham to ...

The war between the two sides in Sudan is a civil war that has killed at least 40,000 people, according to the World Health Organization, displaced 10-12 million people, and pushed many to the brink ...

Q:Good God Squad piece this week, Rabbi! I am preaching this coming Sunday on that father/son relationship of Abraham and Isaac at my church in Patchogue, N.Y., where I serve as pastor. I love your ...

The story in Genesis of Abraham’s willingness to kill his son Isaac at God’s command still gets a lot of attention. But it doesn’t get a lot of love. In every broadside against religion, God’s ...