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38:19
Torah: The Real Thing (38:19)
Why are Jews so preoccupied with Torah study? With a whole world to discover, why do young and old spend their free time poring over ancient texts? By understanding the cosmic fireworks that explode each time we hit the books and sit down to study we are able to appreciate why Torah learning plays such a pivotal role in Jewish life
Rabbi YY Jacobson (103)
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47:09
Nathan of Hanover and the Ukrainian Rebellion of 1648 (47:09)
Such a clear history of Jews in Western Europe and the Ukraine. Dr. Henry Abramson relates the factors leading up to the devastation of the Chmielnicki massacres. Nathan of Hanover is the historian of record who provides a gripping account of the pogroms and yet is even handed in his recounting of history
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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54:16
Yocheved bat Rashi (54:16)
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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25:24
The Silver Lining of Antisemitism (25:24)
Series: Emotional Intelligence
Mrs. Frumma Gottlieb (11)
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48:57
Golda Meir and the Foundations of Israel (48:57)
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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10:40
The Palestine Mandate (10:40)
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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5:51
The Pale of Settlement (5:51)
Date: August 5, 1772 (6 Av, 5532) Officially banned in 1479, no Jews lived in the Russian Empire until Tsarina Catherine II conquered a major portion of Polish territory, instantly inheriting the largest single concentration of Jews in the world
Series: This Week in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)
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45:29
David Reubeni (45:29)
Dr. Henry Abramson (90)