In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel. Except, in our Torah portion, it is never written that Jacob wrestled ...

An abstract depiction of Jacob and an angel in a wrestling hold where both heads are in a lock. The figure of Jacob is secured to the base by his toes. The angel is secured to the base by one wing.

Speaking in English at Hostages Square, Jon Polin, father of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, offers veiled criticism of ...

The Bible provides a rich canvas for study with a psychological perspective. In this light, I have been fascinated by a curious story told in the book of Genesis about Jacob wrestling at night with a ...

This Sunday’s Old Testament church reading, according to the Revised Common Lectionary used jointly by a number of Christian denominations, contains arguably one of the oddest passages in the Bible.