Last week, we broached the doctrine of creation by emphasizing the distinctive teaching of Judaism and Christianity: everything that exists comes from the hand of God. While the question of how God ...

The rhythm of creation in six days of work followed by Shabbat reveals a universe that balances growth and destruction, change and stability. Each day of creation brings forth something new: light, ...

Genesis, chapters one and two, present two accounts of creation. Many critics of the Bible (often, atheists) assume that they are contradictory. But there are many factors involved in interpreting ...

Q: The "God Squad" column has meant so much to me through the years. The way you clearly address the thorniest questions is so helpful! I would appreciate your insight on a few questions that I have ...

If we truly took the Bible seriously, I’m not sure we would ever get past the first chapter. Consider: in ancient Near Eastern societies, it was the king who was thought of as an image of God; it was ...

Genesis 5 is once again very organized and quite easy to draw an outline of, just like Genesis 1; Genesis 6, which is ...

We can humbly seek their wisdom without treating them as mascots for one position or another. Through that process, I became personally (and painfully) aware of how heated Genesis 1 controversies ...

You may have heard quite a few sermons on the creation. Read Genesis again, paying particular attention to the "ordering" of things. This ordering plays an ongoing role among the Hebrew people. The ...

This Sept. 26, 2022, satellite image released by NASA shows Hurricane Ian growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba. (NASA Worldview/Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via ...

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, several weeks ago, you had a column in our Patriot News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Lilith. I accidentally threw out the paper without cutting that article out. Several ...