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Ep. 66: The Yom Kippur War (Part One: Prelude to War)
Ep. 66: The Yom Kippur War (Part One: Prelude to War)
On October 6th, 1973 – on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar – a coordinated, surprise attack was launch... Read more
17 May 2019
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Ep. 44: Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City from the Bible to Bibi
Ep. 44: Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City from the Bible to Bibi
The ancient and historic city of Jerusalem is the most contested piece of real estate on the planet. For Jews, it is the... Read more
2 Jan 2018
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Ep. 16: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Their Story and Significance
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The most significant archaeological find of the 20th century, and arguably of all-time, was made in Israel, in 1947. Dis... Read more
18 Jan 2017
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Ep. 69: The Yom Kippur War (Part Four: Ceasefire and Aftermath)
Ep. 69: The Yom Kippur War (Part Four: Ceasefire and Aftermath)
The turning point in the trajectory of the State of Israel was the Yom Kippur War. In almost every way, the history of t... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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Ep. 30: The Six Day War Part 1
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In June of 1967, the third Arab-Israeli war, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East, erupted. The Arabs had advan... Read more
17 May 2017
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Ep. 32: A History of False Messiahs
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Belief in the coming of Messiah is a critical component of Jewish faith that is enshrined in Maimonides’ Thirteen Princi... Read more
7 Jun 2017
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Ep. 53: The Ten Lost Tribes: History, Legends, and Folklore
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The story of the Ten Lost Tribes is shrouded in mystery, replete with legends and folklore. At its core it is one of the... Read more
5 Jun 2018
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Ep. 50: The Story of King David (Part Two: David, King of Israel)
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David is now the undisputed king of Israel, but before him lay several key tasks: Of course the various Philistine and C... Read more
25 Apr 2018
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Ep. 49: The Story of King David (Part One: Rise to Monarchy)
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King David was anointed as the second king of Israel by the prophet Samuel and is considered the archetype of the Jewish... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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Ep. 72: Chazon Ish: Part Three – On Politics and the Conflict of Religion and State
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3 Mar 2020
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Ep. 56: A History of Kabbalah (Part One: Fom Sinai to Safed)
Ep. 56: A History of Kabbalah (Part One: Fom Sinai to Safed)
Kabbalah is part of the corpus of Oral Torah – like the Mishnah, the Talmud and Halacha – that was given to Moshe at Sin... Read more
6 Sep 2018
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Ep. 43: The History of Chanukah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans
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The holiday of Chanukah commemorates the triumph of the Maccabean Revolt over the oppressive regime of Antiochus IV and ... Read more
12 Dec 2017
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Ep. 31: The Six Day War Part 2
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In the morning of June 5, 1967, the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Focus, an all out assault on Egyptian air bases... Read more
24 May 2017
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Ep. 25: A History of Christian Anti-Semitism Part 1
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22 Mar 2017
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Ep. 67: The Yom Kippur War (Part Two: Israel on the Brink)
Ep. 67: The Yom Kippur War (Part Two: Israel on the Brink)
The first few days of the Yom Kippur War were among the most disastrous and devastating days in Israel’s history. Thanks... Read more
5 Jun 2019
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Ep. 68: The Yom Kippur War (Part Three: The Tide Turns)
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The Yom Kippur War is – at least from a military perspective – a tale of two conflicts: The early stages of the war were... Read more
12 Aug 2019
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Ep. 39: Rabbi Yisrael Salanter and the Mussar Movement
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By the 1840s, ferocious winds of changes were sweeping through the Jewish nation, and leaving wreckage and carnage in th... Read more
13 Sep 2017
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Ep. 15: Heresy, Hedonism and Hatred: The Rise of The Sadducees
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The Sadducees were a sect of Jews that splintered away from the mainstream during the 2nd Century BC. They are erroneous... Read more
11 Jan 2017
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Ep. 13: A History of Hanukkah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans
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The holiday of Hanukkah commemorates the triumph of the Maccabean Revolt over the oppressive regime of Antiochus IV and ... Read more
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Ep. 20: The Rise of the Muslims
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After the Talmud was codified and sealed, the Jewish communities worldwide came under protracted assault. There were sev... Read more
15 Feb 2017
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44mins