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The Scroll

What Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Have Taught Me About Fatherhood

When both a father and his offspring are leaders, what’s the most ideal dynamic between them?

By MaNishtana · June 17, 2016
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Book Reviews

Judaism’s Central Sacrifice

Yoram Hazony’s new book bases Judaism on a naturalistic reading of the Bible, but it’s a stretch

By David P. Goldman · August 29, 2012
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Family

Playing Favorites

The Torah is full of stories of sibling rivalry, from Cain and Abel to Joseph and his brothers. But is the Bible an accurate representation of reality, or overstating the case?

By Marjorie Ingall · March 8, 2011
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Observance

As We See It

What Jacob—the hero of this week’s parasha—and the Tea Party can teach us about politics

By Liel Leibovitz · November 5, 2010
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Observance

The Dating Game

What Abraham’s servant—the hero of this week’s parasha—and modern science can teach us about finding love

By Liel Leibovitz · October 29, 2010
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Family

Fathers and Sons

Reflections on a vexed relationship

By Gabriel Sanders · June 18, 2010
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Book Reviews

Child’s Play

Seventy years ago, a contentious novel scrutinized Judaism through the eyes of a young boy

By Sasha Weiss · January 7, 2009
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Film

Bound for Gory

God & Co., Episode I

By God & Co. · June 27, 2008
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