One of the most passionate divides the separates today’s Jews is the question of the authorship of Torah. According to some groups of Jews, God gave each and every word of the Torah through Moses. Yet other Jews see the Torah as inspired by God’s vision and presence, but with a significant contribution by the people the Torah percolated through. Still others see it as purely a human work – glorious and deep, but human through and through. Read more...

One of the striking facts about religious faith around the world is the array of ways in which human beings conceive of, and worship, the Divine. The sacred claims a myriad of names -- Ahura Mazda, Brahma, Nirvana, Takan Wanka, Osiris, Zeus, Jupiter, Wodan, and many, many more. Given how many names the Divine is called, it is particularly striking that the Jewish conception of God doesn't really have a name at all. Or, at the very least, our God's name is suspiciously like no name.   Read more...

At a ripe old age, Abram receives a message from God, telling him that he will yet produce an heir, and that the child will inherit not only Abram's property, but also his father's covenant with God. Read more...