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Jews lived in Judea for thousands of years, but even after the exile, they were still set apart from other societies. That changed in the 19th century, when Jews were offered the political equality th...
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This memoir beautifully describes why food lies at the heart of Jewish faith.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Fighting Israel’s longest war, the IDF’s citizen soldiers are revitalizing the Zionist ideal.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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In his opening lecture, Professor Goodman situates the Book of Job within the broader Hebrew Bible. He looks at the role it plays within Tanakh , its unique structure, and the criticism it levies aga...
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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The Bible shows our humanity while taking us back to the solitary, deep-water worm of our primordial origins.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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In this opening episode, Dr. Wisse explores why art became such a popular medium for depicting scenes from the Hebrew Bible, and why it is so well-suited to capturing Scripture's content and spirit. H...
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As more and more Jews moved to the land of Israel, Arabs across the Middle East began to react violently to this new sense of Jewish agency. The Jews, who were once second-class citizens in Arab count...
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At the turn of the 20th century, political Zionism was just one of many responses to the “Jewish question.” Communism and Bundism, two variants of anti-Zionism, were also attractive answers. And even...
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Zionism began as a secular movement, but it has always inspired deep religious sentiments, both positive and negative. Over time many religious Jews became fervent Zionists, while some ultra-Orthodox...
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An epic work of biography that tells the story of an ordinary American who was providentially put in a place of power and achieved greatness.
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The Book of Samuel begins with Samuel's childhood in Shiloh, led by his guardian and Shiloh's priest, Eli. In this episode, Professor Goodman examines the distorted, sinful worldview of Shiloh. He arg...
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Ratification of the Constitution was a contentious process, but America’s Jews, in contrast to many other religious groups, supported ratification by large margins.
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Though Thomas Paine was a non-believer, the heart of his Common Sense draws on the Hebrew Bible.
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The Hebrew Bible's singular truth can be viewed through many angles.
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Explore the paradox of locusts as both a biblical plague and the only kosher insect, revealing insights into the complexities of kashrut.
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Explore the Houthi threat to Israel and global shipping, their ties to Iran, and recent military responses with expert insights from Ari Heistein.
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Poetry dominated early Yiddish literature in America, and Jacob Glatstein was perhaps the country's greatest Yiddish poet. In this episode, Professor Wisse examines Glatstein's foreboding, realist, bu...
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Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
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Explore Israel's complex history of negotiating with terrorists, balancing citizen safety and future risks, with insights from experts and journalists.
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In the late medieval period, messianism developed a powerful hold on the Jewish imagination, culminating in the emergence of Shabbetai Tzvi, a figure who Jews across the world believed to be the messi...
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In her first lecture, Professor Wisse provides a brief overview of the first generation of the New York Intellectuals: their emergence, goals, and cultural context. In particular, she probes the work...
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In his first lecture, Rabbi Schacter explains why knowledge of medieval Jewish history is critical to a proper understanding of the modern era. He also discusses the structure of this course, and why...
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The Hebrew Bible's narrative of Moses, in particular his ascent of and descent from Mount Sinai, is one of the most difficult of tales for artists to represent. As Dr. Wisse shows in this episode, tha...
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The Bridal Canopy is one of Agnon's most well-known and popular novels. Written in the form of a hasidic tale, it tells of the poor Reb Yudel of Brody, who experiences a series of events that get ever...
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A children's author's life story unveils the blessing of justice, enriched by insights from the Amidah and Rabbi Soloveichik's Ten Commandments lecture.
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In the final episode of this course, Dr. Wilf looks at the Soviet roots of modern-day left-wing anti-Zionism, and how it has taken traditional anti-Semitic tropes and applied them to Zionists instead...
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A magisterial film that brings to life the formative event in Jewish history and all of Western culture, with special meaning for American society.
