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In the Bible, gender is not binary The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.
The Bible uses the Hebrew nefesh. In post-biblical times, the word came to mean “soul,” which some people mistakenly use to translate the biblical phrase despite its not having this meaning.
Author Mark Gerson, whose new book is "God Was Right," discusses the Bible's wise and enduring guidance on love, marriage and happy relationships for life.
Orlando Sings will draw from Jewish and Catholic tradition as it presents its fourth annual choral festival.
Gov. Josh Shapiro received a special prayer at a lunch for firefighters who put out the Passover arson fire at the governor’s mansion.
Wyle, who is an executive producer on the show, collaborated with its creators, R. Scott Gemmill and John Wells, to help create the character of Dr. Robinavitch, who is Jewish.
In the Amazon biblical series 'House of David," the hero is a stone slinger with golden pipes and Goliath would put the fright into puny Thanos.
That training, led by Project Shema, happened on Tuesday. “Shema” means “listening” in Hebrew, and Project Shema’s purpose is to help Jews and allies understand how antisemitism works.
Marc Brettler, a distinguished Bible scholar at Brandeis University, points out that "Strange as it may seem to us, the Shema holds no special importance in the Hebrew Bible." In other words, none of ...