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What Only a Father Can Do

What Only a Father Can Do

Father’s Day is a delightful blend of a secular and religious holiday, combining consumerism with the Biblical mandate to “Honor thy father.” But is it artificially amplified? Are fathers really that important? Mothers are clearly...

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Are twins double the trouble in the Bible?

Are twins double the trouble in the Bible?

The narrative of Joseph's descent into Egypt is put aside for one chapter as the Torah relates the unusual story of the levirate marriage between Judah and his daughter-in-law Tamar. This unusual union resulted in twins and, similar to...

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Why Do So Many Bible Stories Take Place at a Well?

Why Do So Many Bible Stories Take Place at a Well?

This is the first story in the Torah to take place at a well, but not the last. Here, Eliezer travels to a foreign land, stops at a well where he encounters a future bride, a series of hurried movements, and running around to bring news...

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