The Zionism 101 Presentation linked below can be used for self-directed study, a lecture or for classroom study. Start Google Slide Presentation
Pre-State Israel Archival Footage
This post is a collection of archival photographs and videos that document Pre-State Israel’s development in the 19th and 20th century (before 1948). You can get a more complete overviewContinue readingPre-State Israel Archival Footage
MindMap of Zionism and Israel
MindMaps are a convenient visual representation of complex topics with a lot of inter-connections. Please click on the following image to view the whole MindMap as a live webpage withContinue readingMindMap of Zionism and Israel
Zionism and Israel – Historical Learning Resources
The following google sheet contains my curated list of resources for learning about Zionism and the History of Israel. There are 5 sheets/tabs. You can open them by scrolling toContinue readingZionism and Israel – Historical Learning Resources
Talmud and Modern Economics
In the following series of video lectures, Robert John Aumann makes some very interesting connections between the Talmud and modern economic theory. … Continue readingTalmud and Modern Economics
Hanukkah At The White House
I have to predict that they could not have imagined that in 2014 there would be a Female Asian-American Rabbi lighting the menorah at the White House for an African-American president…” … Continue readingHanukkah At The White House
The Real Historical Balaam
This week’s Torah portion is Balak, which tells the story of a mythical non-Israelite prophet called Balaam … Continue readingThe Real Historical Balaam
WW I, Balfour and San Remo
Today is June 28, 2014 which marks the 100 year anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, a global war centered in Europe that began in 1914 and lastedContinue readingWW I, Balfour and San Remo
Passover in Egypt in 419 BCE
[This article was inspired by a brilliant online course by Prof. Jacob L. Wright, www.coursera.org/learn/bible-history] At what point during the first millennium BCE can we find hard evidence that matches the Biblical narrative on the formation of the Israelites and Judahites as a people and as a religion whose center of gravity is in Jerusalem? … Continue readingPassover in Egypt in 419 BCE
The Origins of Jewish Humor
Jewish Humor can actually be traced all the way back to the Bible and Talmud, which is what I will concentrate on in this post. … Continue readingThe Origins of Jewish Humor