King David inspired the colonists in their Revolutionary battle against the British—decades after he’d been used to inspire those fighting alongside the British, and a century before he’d become a symbol of bravery for both sides in the Civil War
With Season 6 of ‘Game of Thrones’ in the books, it’s impossible to ignore the comparisons between Jon Snow and another regal figure from the Bible
Talmudic rabbis, gladiators of the mind, sought glory and eternal fame—but also pondered the mundane side of being human
Warner Brothers options Rabbi David Wolpe’s book about the biblical hero
In a new book, Rabbi David Wolpe examines what made the Jewish leader fallible and why, despite his bad behavior, he was great
An excerpt from a new analysis of King David, the biblical poet-hero
The pop-sci writer’s new ‘David and Goliath’ peddles counterintuitive stories but lacks a soul
The new book ‘Fictions of Conversion’ explores how religious transformation influenced early modern England
Israeli archaeologists report ‘unequivocal evidence’ near Jerusalem
News Corp CEO throws support behind King David
This week’s Daf Yomi reframes the debate over the primacy of force or scholarship in Jewish values
Yitzhak Shamir, who died Saturday, was maligned for his politics. But his bitter realism was prescient.
Israel as our homeland because our ancestors were here. No religion required.
A well-thumbed book from my Lutheran childhood is now the ideal text for my Shavuot study and reflection
Rapper Shyne explains, sort of, on post-prison visit to Belize
Mark Sanford believes he is doing God’s work
Mark Sanford compares himself to King David
NBC’s Kings is a modern-day telling of the story of David
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