Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

When G-d redeemed us from slavery he saved us from purposeless work and life without purpose. The Egyptian design was to afflict us with slavery about which it says “l’maan anotam b’sivlotam.” ...

Several members of the local Jewish faith community discuss how Passover 2025 is being observed, particularly at Passover ...

But opera at its best is not meant to make “sense.” It is meant to sweep us off our feet, enchant us; it is meant to make us ...

Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2025, has been awarded to Percival ...

The student researchers are enrolled in “Unequal: Dynamics of Power and Social Hierarchy in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia,” an interdisciplinary course that examines the historical roots of ...

Over the last 20 years, genetic research has changed dramatically. An explosion of genomic data has reshaped how we ...

The biblical event celebrates the first breath of freedom taken by a people liberated from the iron chains of Egyptian slavery. Yet, even before this first step is taken, the Hebrew slaves are ...

Israel's 77th year finds it grappling with internal divisions over judicial reform, war, and national identity, yet is still ...

Passover is a Jewish holiday commemorating the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in ancient Egypt. The holiday is celebrated with Seders, ritual meals including symbolic foods and readings ...

Toussaint Louverture was born a slave. He defeated Napoleon and liberated a nation. This is his story. Economy shrank in ...