Pharaoh
From ancient Egypt to Amalek: Understanding today’s threats through the Passover story - opinion
This Passover, Jews sit at the Seder table amid sirens, reflecting on freedom, oppression, and existential threats in today’s world.
You don’t have to be Moses: This generation must rise to lead in a time of war - opinion
Passover and the Holocaust: Why Judaism refuses to build identity on tragedy - opinion
Echoes of Egypt: Haggadah that brings ancient Egypt to your seder
Two tombs containing 60 mummies discovered by Spanish archaeologists
The two tombs discovered went down six meters deep, according to the director of the archaeology mission Francisco J. Martín.
Historian claims Solomon was not King of Israel, but an Egyptian Pharaoh
Was the story of King Solomon's life whitewashed and rewritten by biblical scribes? A historian claims that this is the only logical explanation why there is no trace of his gold left in Israel.
Israeli archeologists discover 'once-in-a-lifetime find' of ancient pottery under beach
The burial cave in Israel from the Late Bronze Age, the time of Pharaoh Ramses II – possibly from the story of the Exodus from Egypt - contained dozens of intact objects.
Parashat Va’erah: Contrasting households
On the moral plane, the Torah taught the world how to see. That remains our responsibility, our struggle and our task.
Parashat Va’erah: Pharoah’s free will
To be a people with free will means to apply, in the loftiest sense, our uniqueness as humans created in the image of God.
Tomb of Ramses II's treasurer unearthed in Egypt
The tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, the treasurer of Pharaoh Ramesses II, was unearthed at the Saqqara necropolis by Egyptian archaeologists.
Biblical-era Egyptian stele discovered by farmer
The stele is accredited to the reign of the pharaoh Apries and may discuss a military campaign of his. One campaign saw him try to fight the Babylonians as they sought to destroy the First Temple.
Archaeologists unearth 'ancient Egyptian Pompeii' near Luxor
The city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs.
Parashat Va'era: When power meets empathy
People often use power, and when it is employed, it is not easy to overcome it. The Midrash teaches us that when power is met with empathy, consideration and compassion, it collapses and retreats.
Moses, a diplomatic negotiator ahead of his time
Moses’ goal is to take the people out of slavery and bring them to the land of Israel but he never states that.
