In light of the upcoming election I thought it a good thing to talk about the tiny Book of Jonah in the Bible. (You can read it in less than five minutes.) It is quite unique among prophetic books ...

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The story of Jonah reminds us that God is the God of second chances. While our world cancels, God restores. While others ...

He sings a hymn of praise for saving him, and the big fish throws him up on shore. Act two: Jonah walks through the city of Nineveh, calling upon the people to repent of violence, injustice and war.

But a big fish (not a whale for those of you following closely) swallows him, and from the belly of this big fish, Jonah says to God, “OK, I’ll do it, I’m sorry. ...

Jonah is more concerned about his reputation than about the lives of more than 120,000 Ninevites. In Jonah’s zero-sum calculus, another people’s favor in God’s eyes could come only at the ...

Jonah: House of FishBy Ilana HarrisMosaica Press116 pages; $11.99 Related Tags Judaism Torah bible books book review. Hot Opinion The haredi draft issue: A ticking time bomb for Israel's future ...