Monarch; Monarchy

Although the Jews did not require a king in their ideal state, Moses foresaw that the need for one would arise.

The lights go up, the cameras are off, you turn to the director's chair and say, "I don't like the way this scene is going. How about we try…" Sounds wild, right? Yet that's exactly what we do...

The king is like the heart of the Jewish people, because all of Israel is dependent on the king.

In Temple times the king would read from the Torah before the entire nation in the year of Hakhel. Why is this specifically the role of the king? This class explains the unique function of a Jewish king.

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 336 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

The verse (Deut 17:14) "When you settle in the land... and you say, 'Let us appoint a king...'" is the basis for the mitzvah for the Jewish people to appoint a monarch. Why is the Hebrew word for "when you settle" (v'yashavta) written with an extra letter...

An overview of traditional Jewish sources on the pros and cons of autocratic rule with a special emphasis given to the opinion of Maimonides.

With all the pomp, politesse and reverence, it would be hard to imagine that across the pond a whole bunch of her subjects want to give her the pink slip...