King david of israel

From Saul's failure to David's reckoning, 'Human Kingship' examines the dangers of power - review

Rabbi David Silber's Human Kingship rereads the Book of Samuel to ask what restrains a ruler when no tribunal can remove him, and whether justice can survive unchecked power.

|ByBARUCH LANDA
KING DAVID, a detail of the early 16th-century marble statue by Michelangelo, kept at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.
History repeats itself ...

Israel's cycle of crisis and renewal: The five stages of Jewish history - opinion

Despite recurring crises and global hostility, Jewish history is framed as ending not in decline but in renewal and survival.

|BySTEWART WEISS
Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.

Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study

Simply made pottery jars, beads, copper jewelry, and stone and mortar hammers were discovered within the cistern alongside the remains.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
Goliath is dead!

All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king

An all-women musical brings King David’s epic journey from outcast to servant king to life on stage in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh.

|ByYAEL UNTERMAN

King David’s festival

Neither Shavuot nor King David would be possible without the Oral Torah.

JUNE 7, 2014ByRAYMOND APPLE
An old wooden chessboard depicts King David.

Identity theft in Bethlehem

Redefined depictions of his life all but surrounded Manger Square, the place where Francis conducted a mass.

MAY 28, 2014ByBRIAN SCHRAUGER
Pope Francis (L) meets Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 25, 2014.

The Tower of David marks 25 years

Director Eilat Lieber reviews the museum’s recent history and looks ahead.

APRIL 10, 2014ByVICTORIA KEZRA
Director Eilat Lieber has plans for innovations at the museum.