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As Yom Kippur draws to a close, we read the deceptively simple book of Jonah. Three themes tie this all-too-relevant story together: the emptiness of self-absorption, the possibility that those who ...

Despite its placement in the twilight hours of the Yom Kippur service, many of us are familiar with the Book of Jonah. Called on by God, Jonah is instructed to go to Nineveh and urge the people to ...

Yom Kippur is over, and that means the Jewish community has had another opportunity to reflect on the Book of Jonah, which is read in synagogue in the late afternoon. The book is all about repentance, ...

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The story of Jonah is one of the most discussed and fascinating accounts in the Bible. But for all the debate, one thing is sure: Jonah did a lot of soul-searching in that smelly underwater hotel. All ...

"Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Ammitai, saying, 'Go at once to Nineveh and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.' But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from ...

Today, I want to look at a snapshot of the life of a prophet of God by the name of Jonah. Jonah was given an assignment by God to go and preach to the people of the sinful city of Nineveh. Nineveh was ...