Daniel C. Matt’s book “Becoming Elijah, Prophet of Transformation” is a testament to his profound expertise in Kabbalah and Jewish thought. It is excellent and intellectually stimulating, as well as a ...

National Jewish Book Award winner Matt (God and the Big Bang) illuminates in this astute entry to Yale’s Jewish Lives series how depictions of the biblical prophet Elijah have evolved over centuries.

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Jerusalem-based Rabbi Dr. Eliezer Shore has a personal fascination with stories of open miracles. In Meeting Elijah: True Tales of Eliyahu HaNavi, he shares 57 stories that he collected over a period ...

Every Passover, Jews set an extra cup of wine on the dinner table and open the door for the enigmatic prophet Elijah, hoping he will enter. An evolving symbol of hope and redemption in Judaism over ...

A good-hearted friend invited me to a small party. It was the first time he had done something like that, and I originally agreed to attend. But it turned out to be on yet another long day at work. It ...

LifeHouse Theater will present “Elijah,” a new musical based on the biblical story of the prophet Elijah, opening at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6. “It’s always a special event when we debut a new musical here at ...