(Deut. 27:1-5) Why are the Israelites commanded to leave trans-Jordan and travel through the heart of enemy territory all the way up to Mount Ebal overlooking Shechem (today Nablus)? After 40 ...

Remember, I am your flesh and blood.” His words were repeated to the citizens of Shechem and they were persuaded to follow Abimelech, for they said: “He is related to us.” They then gave him ...

This week’s conversation brings a new perspective to one of Jesus’s most misunderstood disciples, the woman at the well. Holy Curiosity welcomes Jackie Roese again as well as scholar Lynn ...

In this week’s parshah we read of the incident involving Dina and Shechem, the son of Chamor and nasi of the city of Shechem. Upon learning that Dina was abducted by Shechem, Shimon and Levi ...

A young Jewish boy sits on a rock learning Talmud overlooking the Biblical city of Shechem, home of the final resting place of Yoseph Hatzadik, surrounded by ...

That was the Samaritan Temple on Mount Gerizim. The Samaritans considered Shechem, the site of their holy mountain, to be the holiest city, not Jerusalem. It was this issue that proved to be of ...