All through Israel raged a debate of a kind new in its young history. Eight years ago this tiny state, the size of New Jersey, had elbowed itself into being in a hostile part of the world and had done ...

Hear the word "prophet" and the names Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jesus or Mohammed may come to mind. While these are figures from the distant past, Rabbi Shmuel Fortman Hapartzi is training a new ...

Prophets do not predict the future. A prophet is a social commentator who points out coming events, problems or difficulties by analyzing current trends. As such, the Old Testament prophets we read ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Instead of long beards and robes, they wear tracksuits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They might not look the ...

JERUSALEMJERUSALEM — The Israeli government is distancing itself from a filmmaker whose movie ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sparked a deadly riot at an American consulate in Libya, but says it will ...

Hear the word "prophet" and the names Jeremiah, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jesus or Mohammed may come to mind. While these are figures from the distant past, Rabbi Shmuel Fortman Hapartzi is training a new ...

TEL AVIV, israel — Instead of long beards and robes, they wear track suits and T-shirts. Their tablets are electronic, not hewn of stone, and they hold smartphones, not staffs. They might not look the ...