Pharaoh

US family returns four artifacts to Egypt, including statue head thought to depict female pharoah

The artifacts were received in Cairo on June 5 before being transferred to the Egyptian Museum for further examination, documentation and restoration ahead of their display in the museum. 

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Three artifacts returned by American family to Eygpt, June 18, 2026.
Marble head belonging to a statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite and an ancient Egyptian cartouche discovered at Egypt's Heracleopolis, June 5, 2026.

Collection of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman-era artifacts discovered at Egypt’s Heracleopolis

The finds include the ruins of a Roman basilica and Doric temple, the head of a marble statue of the Greek goddess Aphrodite, several cartouches, and molds used to mint coins in the Roman period.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An illustrative image of the Korean War Memorial in Washington.

Freedom is not free: Passover 5786 in the shadow of war - opinion

This Passover, Jews sit at the Seder table amid sirens, reflecting on freedom, oppression, and existential threats in today’s world.

|ByJEFFREY KAHN
You don't have to be superhuman to change history.

You don’t have to be Moses: This generation must rise to lead in a time of war - opinion

Each and every one of us should rise to the occasion and seek justice, seek victory, seek fulfillment for this amazing and miraculous country of which we are a part.

|BySTEWART WEISS

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.

JANUARY 14, 2021ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
THE FAMOUS Egyptian pyramids are a perfect example of ancient Egypt’s power and spiritual decay

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.

JANUARY 8, 2021ByMICHAEL M. COHEN
The large tapestry in the Knesset by Marc Chagall of Moses receiving the Torah

Parashat Miketz: Days of love and hate – How do we cope?

“Will we find [anyone] like this, a man in whom there is the spirit of God?” (Genesis 41: 38).

DECEMBER 17, 2020ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Ayman Hussien, a guard of Famine Stela, or "Rock of Starvation", sits near the rock, initially attributed to the reign of King Djoser (Third Dynasty), during a shortage of the Nile flood that led to a seven-year drought and famine, on the Nile's Sehel Island at Aswan, Egypt February 21, 2020

Coronavirus and the ten plagues

What if the plagues were relevant for all time?

APRIL 8, 2020ByFARANAK MARGOLESE
HIS FATAL error: ‘Moses Striking the Rock,’ Jacopo Tintoretto, 1563

Parashat Vayeshev: Who do we see in our reflection?

Often, our sins stem from an error in our self-image.

JANUARY 10, 2020ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
SHOLEM ALEICHEM at his desk in St. Petersburg in 1904BOYS SEE their re ections in a pool with gold sh in Ashdod

Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt's Great Pyramid

The findings come from a project called Scan Pyramids that relies on non-invasive scanning methods to probe the internal structure of the pyramids.

NOVEMBER 2, 2017ByREUTERS
A 3D artistic view of the chamber recently found in the pyramids.