My deepest apologies and I hope that your son's pesach week will be boring and uneventful (in the good way). One thing I get from all the Israeli kids I talk to and that I'm happy to see is that they all see their military service as something positive and to look forward to. I don't hear any groaning or whining saying they don't want to go, etc., despite the alarming numbers of dodgers I've read about in this site's articles. Not just people my age, but really anyone who's been working hard, like Israel's soldiers, would want time off if it's something they've always gotten in the past, and the loss of it might dampen their spirits; however, I never meant to imply that it would get in the way of their sense of duty to their country, people and families. You have every right to be proud of your son and he deserves a cup and place next to, and in the same manner as, Eliyahu at your seder. I hope that I can one day serve in the IDF as a doctor and earn such pride from my mother.

That's what grates on people's nerves. You viciously attack anyone you don't like. How do you think your kids will feel if they saw how their mother behaves? You're not doing any favors for the jewish people here.

Israel - know that I am praying for you on this Passover along with many friends. May the blessings of G-d fall upon you like a cleansing rain and may the pillar of G-d keep you covered always.

The correct phrase is "high and mighty," idiot. My children are extremely proud of me. Moreover, I scarcely need your approval of my posts. In fact, I'm more than content for you not to approve. It only reinforces my intent. I doubt that you are Jewish but, in the unlikely event that you are, stop crawling on your hands and knees. If you are not Jewish -- well, that makes your opinion about what may be good or not good for the Jewish people entirely irrelevant.

What difference does it make. The Jewish people have kicked your sorry asses since antiquity. Deal with it. Oh -- and while you're at it -- check out the Tel Amarna letters, which are replete with Pharaonic complaints about a Hebrew slave revolt that had brought Egypt to a standstill and visited numerous plagues upon Egypt. So much for your "Egyptian worker" fantasy. Better luck next time. Moral of the story? Don't mess with us. We've had your number for six thousand years.

the Amarna Letters. The only thing relating to Eretz Israel was that the person in charge of what's now Jerusalem was begging for reinforcements of a few archers because his estate was being harassed by raiders of some manner. There is currently no extrabiblical evidence for the Exodus or Conquest theory. The current thinking among centrist archaeologists is that our Israelite ancestors developed out of the Canaanites and eventually gained dominance over the other Canaanites. That is based on material evidence. Material evidence also suggests that the various Egyptian monuments were built by indigenous labourers. Observer is actually correct for once.

English isnt my first language but your behavior is embarrasing to anyone. You dont know how to talk to people and just scream at them wildly. I pity your children for growing up with such a person.

Wrong.

That mention either Hebrews, the plagues, or both. All of the letters have a number to them for easy reference. Please cite evidence to refute the other claims I have made. Most of what I have said can be found in "the Bible Unearthed" by Israel Finkelstein, as well "Biblical Archaeology: A very brief Introduction" and "From Eden to Exile", both authored by Eric H. Cline who is the foremost expert on this time period - and a pretty cool professor.

>There exists an extensive literature arguing as to whether the 'Apiru/Habiru are the Ibri (Hebrews) of Scripture. Some say yes, some say no. The modern scholarly conclusion is that "the plethora of attempts to relate apiru (Habiru) to the gentilic (i.e. biblical word) ibri are all nothing but wishful thinking." >The only king of Jerusalem mentioned in the AMARANA letters is one `Abdi-Heba (whose name translates as "servant of Heba"), who is said to have succeeded Lab'ayu. Six of his letters to the king of Egypt (EA 285-290) are included in the Amarna letters, and he is mentioned in a seventh (EA 280). The King Adoni-Zedek which is mentioned in Joshua 10:1 did not exist from the archeological point of view. >The discoveries made by the new archaeology discredited a great exodus in the 13th century BC.

Jews were only in Egypt about 1000 years after the last pyramid was completely built. Those FREE EGYPTIAN LABOURERS enthusiastically built the pyramids as a "national project of pride".

He always sounded like a rather pathetic fellow from the letters. He never got the reinforcements if I remember correctly. I had forgotten his name and the name of the raiding group. Thankfully the current evidence gives us a stronger claim to the land.