Pathways in Jewish History: video collection

Udi Dvorkin

A remarkable series of lectures presented by our Shaliach, Udi Dvorkin, during 2012.

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Pathways in Jewish History

#31 Final: The Jewish World in the 20th Century

#30: What’s right and wrong in Judaism? Haskalah. Rise of Orthodoxy. Time: 1786-1900

#29: What’s right and wrong in Judaism? Haskalah. Modern Reforms in Judaism. Time: 1789- 1914

#28: Is Judaism a National being? Haskalah and the beginning of Modern Zionism. Time: 1840-1914

#27: Is Judaism a spiritual being? Haskalah - the rise of the Chasidut Movement 1760-1900

#26: Is Judaism a modern being? Haskalah. Jewish Enlightenment. Time: 1781-1900 Presented by Udi Dvorkin

#25: When Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Nihilism and Sex mix... Frankism and the end of Sabbatians. Time: 1726-1816 Presented by Udi Dvorkin

#24: How can we know if the Messiah is coming? Sabbatai Tzvi - a false Messiah Time: 1626-1700

#23: Why did Jews want to come back? The Jews are back, if not through the front door, then through the window.

#22: Why the Jews invited the inquisitors inside? Nobody expects a Spanish Inquisition

#21: How can a continent hate a people? Blood Libels, Expulsions & Christian Anti-Semitism. Time: 1100-1593

#20: Can one blame the Jews for everything? The Crusades, European Jews and Israel. Time: 1096-1272

#19: Why Jews worked with Money? Kings, Bishops, Knights and Jews. Time: 700-1100

#18: How a Jewish kingdom in Africa was suddenly ‘discovered’? Jews in Ethiopian medieval times. 300-1600 CE

#17: Were the Jews really everywhere? The Rad’ani merchants. Jews on the Silk Road. Time: 750-1300 CE

#16: Why Jews and Muslims didn’t coexist? Jews and early Islam 600-700 CE

#15: Pathways in Jewish History #15: How do you make a Jewish leader? Jews in Babylonia – the Yeshivut world. The struggle of power 300-700 CE

#14: Pathways in Jewish History #14: What is the balance between laws and values? Jews in Israel after the destruction of 2nd Temple. Halacha & Aggadah. Time: 200-500 CE

#13: Was Jesus a Jewish Leader? Jesus Christ and the early Christians 1-200CE

#12: How do you create meaning without a temple? Jews in Israel after the destruction. Halach & Aggadah. 70-220CE.

#11: Can the Diaspora be a match to the centre in Israel? Alexandria: the Jewish community of Hellenistic Egypt. The beginning of the Jewish Philosophy. 285 BCE-85 CE.

#10: Can we understand extremism? Herodian times: Essenes & Sicarii. Time: 37 BCE- 92 CE.

#9: Which stream in Judaism is right? Herodian times: Pharisees & Sadducees. 37 BCE-92 CE.

#8: Why the Maccabees really opposed the Greeks? The battle of the Hasmonaeans & their dynasty. Time: 160 BCE-92 CE

#7: How can religion stay relevant? Secular, Priests & Greeks. Time: 333-164 BCE.

#6: Could the Jews control their ancient History? Alexander the great to the Seleuicd Empire. Time: 333-164 BCE.

#5: How popular was inter-marriage? "Ezra & Nechamia" VS Ruth. The second temple begins. Time: 538-285 BCE.

#4: Jerusalem (703-586 BCE) - A political or a spiritual centre? Jerusalem during the first temple.

#3: Can we 'prove' parts of the bible? (850-609 BCE) Israelites and ancient Israel.

#2: Israel in War and Peace (945-840 BCE).

#1: Can we 'prove' parts of the bible? (850-609 BCE) Israelites and ancient Israel.