Parshat Mikeitz begins with the Egyptian Pharaoh dreaming two ominous dreams as Yosef ben Yaakov was languishing in a nearby prison. Prophetic dreams hadn’t really been part of Egyptian culture and ...
Many historical scholars believe that at least 80 percent of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt under Pharaoh’s rule stayed behind. Rather than following Moses into the desert, most chose to ...
Mordechai's message to Esther, as recorded in the Scroll of Esther, remains the ultimate test and clarion call to any Jew, like Esther, who find themselves Court Jews who must decide if they will ...
It seems strange that the start of the Jewish nation should be conveyed in a Torah portion with the banal title Lekh Lekha: ...
God chose a Hebrew raised as an Egyptian to lead his people out of slavery. I was six when I found out my sister and I didn’t have the same father. I was six when I realized that someone could be ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - When speaking Arabic, Gabriel Rosenbaum is assiduous about observing the Egyptian variations of the language so alien to many of his fellow Israelis. Three decades into a peace ...
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Illinois Historian uncovers spirituals’ role in escaping slavery
The British Empire outlawed slavery in 1833. Slave-catchers could brazenly pursue freedom seekers into northern states that ...
Maestro T. Herbert Dimmock leads the Bach in Baltimore Choir and Orchestra and two choirs from our Student Exchange Program are joined by soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists in one of the greatest ...
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