Pharaoh
Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again
'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' was a crude forgery that peddled the myth of a clandestine Jewish cabal manipulating institutions under the guise of doing good.
The high price of not listening: What Pharaoh teaches us about power and humility
Parashat Va'era: Between Pharaoh and Persia, pride before a fall
Parashat Va’era: Why being good is the secret strength we forget
Was there a coup in Egypt during the biblical Exodus?
Pharaoh dying in the firstborn plague would lead to the immediate crowing that night of a new Pharaoh. This is further supported by the word “rose”: “And Pharaoh rose up in the night.”
What do Pharaoh, Moses teach Israel about its leadership crisis?
MIDDLE ISRAEL: There was a time when leaders thought of things larger than themselves.
New tech shows what Rameses II's face looked like
New facial rendering software was combined with software used to identify criminals and victims in the UK for the project.
Archaeologists discover mysterious ancient Egyptian tomb
The identity of the figure interred within the tomb is still unknown, but Egyptian experts think it may belong to someone from the 18th Dynasty.
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.
