(RNS) — You have, of course, heard many times the story of Jacob’s dream from this week’s Torah portion in the book of Genesis — the famous story of Jacob’s ladder. Jacob has fled from the murderous ...

The sacred lore in Genesis chapter 28 tells us that after Jacob tricked his twin Esau out of his rightful future inheritance as the older son of Isaac and Rebecca, the enraged Esau determined to kill ...

This is English artist and poet William Blake’s depiction of Jacob’s Ladder with angels ascending and descending a ladder or staircase between Heaven and Earth for the enlightenment of the Jewish ...

I have a pretty paralyzing fear of heights. Ask me to walk across New York’s George Washington Bridge and I’m hard pressed to take even three steps forward towards New Jersey. I wouldn’t bungee jump ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...