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KE 806 H
This extremely unstable chapter was marked by oppressive taxes, bloody riots and horrid pogroms. Jerusalem, ripped by civil strife, was broken by a brutal Roman occupation that ravaged its cities, burned the Second Temple, and murdered and enslaved hundreds of thousands of Jews. Follow a riveting account of the Temple defenders fighting to the death, and how a small remnant of Torah leaders escaped to ensure Jewish continuity in the diaspora.
KE 806 HH
As Jewish uprisings flare after the Temple’s destruction, Bar Kochba (believed by many to be the Messiah) mounts a guerilla warfare against Rome, exacting on them a huge loss. Rome retaliates by turning Jerusalem into a pagan city, renaming Israel 'Palestine' and mercilessly slaughtering its scholars and sages, among them the famous and holy Rabbi Akiva.
KE 806 I
Torn by internal strife and virulent anti-Semitism, the Jews in Israel under Roman rule sought leadership from charismatic healers and preachers. Hear what is Jewishly known about the Jew named Joshua (a.k.a. Jesus), whose Jewish splinter sect was short-lived, and Saul (a.k.a. Paul) whose missionizing campaign years later caused Christianity to spread like wild fire. Even the Romans found his brand of Judaism attractive - without the burden of all the commandments.
The tape of this class contains Jewish History #17 and #18.
The tape of this class contains Jewish History #17 and #18.
KE 806 II
As persecution and unrest forced Jews to leave Israel, an influential Torah giant decided to record the Oral Law for posterity. Following the compilation of the Mishna, a companion opus - the Talmud - evolves from scholarly discussions to explain the Mishna. Far from being a collection of 'hairsplitting' arguments, the Talmud can rightly be called the 'encyclopedia' of Jewish existence.
KE 806 J
Life in exile also had a few very bright moments. For 1,500 years, the officially sanctioned leader of the Babylonian Jewish community claimed direct lineage from the House of King David. The brilliant rabbis of the Babylonian period produced the Talmud that we still learn today. Another Jewish breakaway sect, the Karaites, threatened to dominate the Jewish world, and how Rav Sa'adiah Gaon offset their erroneous set of beliefs.
KE 806 JJ
The Moslem control of Spain produced a golden age of opportunity for the Jews, who excelled in science, medicine, trade, skilled crafts, and scholarship. After the Berber invasion drove the community out 400 years later, the Rishonim age began with magnificent scholarship from the Rambam in Egypt and Rashi in France.
KE 806 K
The expansion of the Church in Medieval Europe brings us face to face with the Crusades. It was a time of kings, knights, and chivalry - as well as brutality, slaughter and pillage which decimated half of the Jewish population in Europe . Constant, unrelenting oppression and persecution forced the Jews to leave one country after another. Two horrendous lies propagated most of the massacres: blood libel and The Black Death.
KE 806 KK
Just as Judaism inspired early Christian religionists, it was also a stepping stone for a young Arab named Mohammed, whose vision was to impose ethical monotheism on his pagan desert culture. Even though Jews rejected his claim of prophecy, Mohammed succeeded to implant Islam within the Arab heart. When Arabia declared jihad on Christianity, hear how the Jews survived within Moslem territory as a separate, albeit as an inferior race.
KE 806 L
When the battle field between the Church and Islam moved into Europe, the Jew of course were the first to suffer. The same Ferdinand and Isabella who sent Columbus on his voyage of discovery are the same Ferdinand and Isabella who instituted the bloody Spanish Inquisition - driving Jews out to the wolves. Hear how the Jews uplifted Spanish economic and political success, and how the backlash of anti-semitism brought Spain to a sudden decline.
KE 806 LL
As Poland grew, it counted on the Jews to build its economy and administer its vassal estates in the Ukraine and Belorussia. The Golden Age of Polish Jewry boasted of great scholars and talented leaders. Tragically, it is wiped out 300 years later by murderous hordes of Cossacks, led by a genocidal anti-semite on par with Hitler: Bogdan Chmielnicki.