The terms contract, agreement, treaty and covenant have the same basic legal interpretation. Two or more sides, or parties, have agreed to carry out obligations or responsibilities in exchange for ...

Based on how we prepare ourselves and determine our path during these hours and days, we will determine the quality of next year. We often discuss Am Yisrael, the Jewish nation, from different points ...

This week’s Torah portion, Shemot, begins with a list of those who made their way down to Egypt from Canaan. While the Torah goes into detail about their dramatic stories back home, we know very ...

In his recently published book The Triumph of Life: A Narrative Theology of Judaism (The Jewish Publication Society) prominent modern Orthodox theologian Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg explores the ...

Emeritus BYU professor of ancient scripture Robert L. Millet teaches about the difference between an oath and a covenant. Religious covenants bind the participants together in obedience to God, who ...

Abraham was the founder of Judaism and was the first to make a covenant with God. The first part of the covenant is known as the promised land and can be found in Genesis 12:1, where Abraham is called ...

As a painter and art lover, I am fascinated by rainbows. God has spoken to me many times through rainbows, even double rainbows, assuring His love and covenant with me and all His children. However, ...

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