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54:37
The Jewish Contribution to World History (54:37)
More than 20 percent of Nobel prize winners have been Jewish. While Jews make up a minuscule fraction of the world population, our impact has been outsized. Learn more about the incredible impact a tiny desert nation has made on the world throughout its history, from Abraham to Einstein. This lecture was delivered at the 15th annual National Jewish Retreat
Dr. George Dean (3)
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Torah Lights: Assimilation (7:31)
What were the Jews in Egypt doing in the discos? Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin relates that the 70 original Jews who entered Egypt multiplied like swarming, creeping things. This negative description indicates that they were behaving inappropriately and assimilating into Egyptian culture
Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Riskin (40)
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Purim: Real Love (25:26)
How do we get the oil out without crushing the olive? Rabbi Dov Yona Korn begins with Purim and the Jew’s acceptance of the Torah even though they are in exile, and struggling with existence. Why is it that when Jews are crushed they stand strong in their observance, and yet when in an environment of freedom and acceptance huge numbers run to assimilate and intermarry
Rabbi Dov Yona Korn (4)