In Marilynne Robinson’s novel, Gilead, an elderly and ailing minister writes to his young son whom he knows he will not see grow up. At one point he’s explaining the pastoral privilege of pronouncing ...

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell Aaron and his sons, “This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: ‘The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to ...

When my friend asked me to do a reading at her wedding, I was honored but mostly relieved. Relieved because it wasn't that typical Corinthians nonsense I'd heard at nearly every church wedding I'd ...

Michel M.J. Shore is a retired judge of the Federal Court of Canada and recently made a home in Israel. He is the writer of several published books and poetry collections.