Abraham

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Iran will eventually “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.
People move people; ideas alone rarely do.

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Most conflicts do not stem from malice but from a lack of genuine understanding.

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer

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The biblical echo of ‘I will go’ - and the women moving Israel beyond October 7 - opinion


Israel-Europe ties improving, warming up to Abraham Accords - exclusive

The Foreign Ministry has been working to help those European diplomats understand the shift in the paradigm of the Middle East.

A European Union flag flies outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019.

Five-hundred years in the life of the Amon family

From the surrender of Spain to the court of Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond, they were there.

For centuries, members of the Amon family served as advisers and physicians to sultans, esteemed rabbis and businessmen across three continents.

What does the 'lech lecha' phrase mean?

What does 'lech lecha' mean, and how can we understand it as a calling to search for God?

Tzipori Park (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

The exodus from Babel continues‏

As the debate over Abraham’s exodus from Babel resumes, it is incumbent upon us to try to read that invisible ink that leads to the Promised Land.

UGANDAN CHILDREN.

Jordan Peterson turns to Genesis for lessons on civilization in peril

Peterson's search is for eternal values – virtues and themes that are “common across all human experience, across all time.”

JORDAN PETERSON: Psychology professor, rock star and considered by many to be this generation’s most important thinker.

Parashat Chayei Sarah: Avraham Avinu’s wonderful death

‘And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said: “Send me away unto my master”’(Chayei Sarah 24:54)

Eating and drinking, illustrative

Parashat Lech Lecha: The responsible one

This week’s parasha, Lech Lecha, opens with God’s instructions to Abraham.

See yourself as responsible for repairing the world: "Make this world better"

Temple Coins introduces limited edition Abraham Accord medallion

The coin, designed by numismatic artist Aharon Shavo, shows the Israeli and UAE flags flying over silhouettes of Jerusalem's Old City and the Abu Dhabi skyline.

Face of Abraham Accords medallion

Do we want to be alone?

The story of the Akeidah and Rosh Hashanah 5781.

A MAN prays outdoors in Jerusalem in April.

Was God really the peace broker on the White House lawn?

The idea of using Abraham - as opposed to any other biblical character - is that he is mutually respected by all faiths.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed and Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani standby prior to signing the Abraham Accords with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2020.