When the Assyrian Empire came along, Gaza went through the same turmoil as Israel and Judah and was under the same threat.

The Haggadah makes clear that the Exodus was not an end in itself, but rather the first step in the return to the Land of Israel, where the Israelites would live as a free people.

1979 — Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fatally ill, flees Iran as popular protests against him surge. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ...

In the Gospel of John, Jesus offers the fullness of life both in the here and now (10:10) or in the life hereafter (20:31). In today’s Gospel passage, Jesus tells us that those who keep his word will ...