It’s time for Jonah again. I cherish this prophet, whose Hebrew name, “Yonah” means “dove,” the bird of peace. I consider him a member of the family. Shortly after the deaths of my ...

The principal character in this small prophecy is Jonah, son of Amittai. We read of him in 2 Kings 14:25, in which the additional information is given that he was from Gath-hepher, in the ...

One of the more colorful portions of the daylong Yom Kippur liturgy is the reading of the book of Jonah, an enigmatic narrative of a reluctant prophet. Skip to content. ADVERTISE.

Understanding the book of the Bible that plays a central role on the Jewish calendar's holiest day. ... And one of the synagogue readings for Yom Kippur is the Book of Jonah (in Hebrew, sefer Yonah).

The book opens (Jonah 1, 1) by saying, “And the word of the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amitay (אמתי)”. The name “Amitay” contains within it the word “emet” (אמת), which ...

The key is to read the Book of Jonah from the perspective of quantum theory. Devised 2800 years before the thought experiment in quantum physics called “Schrödinger’s Cat,” the Book of ...

The Book of Jonah. Chapter 1 Jonah and ... More than almost any Bible story, Jonah seems to defy science. I’d love to hear from believers, and unbelievers, with theories on the Jonah tale ...

Shani Boianjiu’s debut novel, “The People of Forever Are Not Afraid,” is now available. Her blog posts are featured on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish ...

In The Wall Street Journal, Benjamin Blech writes that the rampage by ISIS extremists in Mosul included destroying Jonah's last ... with the Bible. It was the setting for the book of ...

Video of the destruction of the Tomb of Jonah, also known as the Mosque of Jonah, by the Islamic State. Jonah’s main appearance in the Old Testament is short, but none too sweet. As recounted in ...