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Pharaoh, Iran and the battle for human dignity

Jews cannot be indifferent to those who are fighting for their freedom; we learned very early on that resisting tyrants is a ...
Our modern calendar is the Gregorian calendar, named for Pope Gregory XIII, who reformed it in 1582 to correct some errors in ...
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt for 22 years—longer than most kings—leading armies, launching legendary expeditions, and building monuments that still awe us today. Yet she remains overshadowed by Cleopatra, ...
Ties driven by migration of people from Persia seeking fame and fortune has had a consequential impact on our society. A look ...
If we allow Iran's mullahs to crush the uprising, which we have actively encouraged, then we will suffer a horrific, ...
The Iranian regime, like Pharaoh, has long encouraged the belief that it is untouchable. Yet the protests reveal a profound ...
Cleopatra VII, the final ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, was a Macedonian Greek descendant of Ptolemy I Soter, Alexander the ...
YouTube star IShowSpeed gets a surprise history lesson in Egypt, discovering why Greek-style statues stand among ancient ...
Two were lowly midwives named Shifra and Puah. The third was a princess, the daughter of Ramesses II, the most powerful pharaoh in Egyptian history. Their tales begin with a genocidal decree. Pharaoh, ...
This week’s Parsha, VaEira, describes the plagues that Hashem rained down on Egypt because of their refusal to heed His word. Contrary to popular belief, Moshe did not order Pharaoh to terminate the ...
What can the ancient prophecy about Pharaoh and dating back over 2500 years tell us about our own world? Quite a bit.
And it is astonishing how often modern companies fall into a similar trap. Corporate intelligence failures rarely begin with ...