5000 Years
in 5 Hours
A 3-part Crash Course in Jewish History
Take a journey beginning with our patriarch Abraham's departure from Mesopotamia and concluding with the creation of the Modern State of Israel.
Know the story of your People
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Course Overview:
- The Judges, Prophets and kings of Israel
- Our struggles under the Assyrian, Babylonian, Greek, & Roman Empires
- The authorship and development of the Mishna & Talmud
- The Ashkenazic and Sephardic divide
- The rise of Christianity and Islam
- European Persecution: The Crusaders, Spanish Inquisitions, & Polish Pogroms
- The evol ution of the modern movements of Chassidism, the enlightenment, & Zionism.
Class #1: - Abraham to Ezra
Class #2: - Ezra to Rambam
Class #3: - Rambam to the Modern Era
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Course includes, maps, timelines, and texts.