Jewish History

New findings at Amarna, the capital of an eccentric ‘monotheistic’ king, indicate a disposable juvenile labor force. Could there be a connection to the Hebrews? By Amanda Borschel-Dan While the archaeological record may not shore up the biblical account of the Exodus from Egypt, in light of recent finds one could be forgiven for speculating

By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Unbelievably, June 5 is the 50th anniversary of Israel’s lightning victory over the gathered Arab nations in the Six Day War of June 5-11, 1967.  The Jewish state paid a heavy price to survive; the rest of us need to pay tribute. When we were children  living there some

Deputy minister who penned text on Six Day War says claim in NY Times report doesn’t ‘hold water,’ and it’s ‘unacceptable’ to cite just one source By Times of Israel staff Kulanu MK Michael Oren, who would later that year be appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s office in charge of pubic diplomacy,

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — One of the many things Israelis are being made aware of, if they honestly reflect on the effect of the Six Day War fifty years after the event, is the distinction between military and political victory. That it was a military victory is obvious. I still recall the euphoria

By Steve Kramer ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — 120 years ago, the First Zionist Conference under the leadership of Theodor Herzl was held in Basel, Switzerland. Before his untimely death, Herzl predicted that the modern State of Israel would emerge within 50 years. Herzl was wrong – it took 51 years until the State of Israel