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Me against my brother. Me and my brother against my cousin. Me and my brother and cousin against strangers.” It’s a saying attributed to Bedouins, and if we think that ...

By R.A. Mathews I thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world. I didn’t know her name, but occasionally I would see ...

The next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are experiencing secondary mutations the originals didn't, transforming them into monstrous kaiju.

As Esau was the oldest child, he should have become the leader of Isaac’s “tribe.” But with the help of his mother, Jacob got the blessing and became the next leader of the nascent Jewish ...

Echoes of that story resonate in this Torah portion as Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob engage in a painful choreography that ends in tragedy. There are two sons and, at least in the beginning ...