Posts Tagged: King David
Bari Weiss Calls Douglas Murray a ‘Warrior in a Profoundly Important Battle’ at Algemeiner Gala
At The Algemeiner's 11th annual "J100" gala on Tuesday night, Free Press founder and editor Bari Weiss introduced author Douglas Murray, one of the evening's...
Ginsburg’s Death on Rosh Hashanah Especially Significant for Some Jewish Americans
Just as many Jews in the United States were sitting down to a post-sunset Rosh Hashanah dinner on Friday, preparing to dip apples in honey...
2,600-Year-Old Seal Bearing Biblical Hebrew Name Found at Jerusalem Archaeological Site
A 2,600-year-old seal bearing a biblical Hebrew name has been found in the City of David in Jerusalem. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that the seal...
What Makes a True Leader?
This week, auto-industry legend Lee Iacocca died at the age of 94. Iacocca’s father, an Italian immigrant restaurateur from Pennsylvania, once told his son that “when you...
UNESCO Chief: ‘Jerusalem is the Capital of King David’
JNS.org - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has rebuffed attempts by the UN cultural body to deny a historic Jewish connection to Jerusalem. “In the Torah, Jerusalem is...
Wall Dating Back to King David Era Excavated at Israel’s Timna Mines
JNS.org - An ancient wall dating back to the 10th century BCE excavated at an archaeological dig in southern Israel may lend credence to the biblical story...
Ancient City Unearthed Where David Battled Goliath
JNS.org -- Archaeologists believe they have found the location of the battle between David and Goliath, narrated in the Book of Samuel, in a mysterious...
Israeli Archaeologists Find Remnants of Gath, Home of Goliath the Giant
JNS.org - Israeli archaeologists at Bar-Ilan University have discovered an entrance gate and other remnants of the Philistine city of Gath, which was mentioned in the Bible as...
King David-Era Inscription Pieced Together From Broken Jug
JNS.org - A rare inscription dating back to the 10th century BCE, the estimated time of Jewish Kings David and Solomon, has recently been pieced together...
The Human Stain of Moral Preening
Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times is everyone's favorite bleeding-heart columnist. His focus on human rights abuses, especially in Darfur, won him a Pulitzer...
Jewish Warfare: A Traditional Perspective
In the timely hour of battle between Israel and its neighbors, it is helpful to recall the timeless principles of warfare set out in the...
Remnants of King David’s Palace Unearthed Southwest of Jerusalem
JNS.org - Two large structures believed to have been a part of King David's palace have been unearthed in a joint seven-year excavation led...
Dreaming of a White Jerusalem
Many dream of Jerusalem—from David and Maimonides to Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain—but when Israelis dream of Jerusalem, we always dress her in...
Ed Koch: Netanyahu is Right, Red Lines Should be Drawn on Iran
On September 27, 2012, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel delivered a speech to the United Nations. That speech is well worth reading, if someone...
