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About the Author
Rabbi Berel Wein
Rabbi Berel Wein is the founder and director of the Destiny Foundation. For over 20 years, he has been identified with the popularization of Jewish history through lectures, more than 1000 audiotapes, books, seminars, educational tours and, most recently documentary films.
Rabbi Wein has authored five Jewish history books ― including Faith and Fate, the story of the Jews in the Twentieth Century ― all of which have received popular and critical acclaim. His newest book is The Oral Law of Sinai, an illustrated history of the Mishnah logic, legend & truth.
Rabbi Wein, a member of the Illinois Bar Association, is the recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from the Covenant Foundation. Most recently, Rabbi Wein received the Torah Prize Award from Machon Harav Frank in Jerusalem for his achievements in teaching Torah and spreading Judaism around the world. Rabbi Wein lives and teaches in Jerusalem. Visit his site at http://www.rabbiwein.com
Miracle of Israel #11 - Pressing the British
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinThe British arrest Jewish leaders, and Eleanor Roosevelt visits the refugees.
Miracle of Israel #10 - The Exodus Ship
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinThe British refuse a boatload of desperate Holocaust survivors entry into Israel.
Miracle of Israel #9 - Clandestine Immigration
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinJewish refugees make a secret, treacherous journey to the Promised Land.
Miracle of Israel #20 - Independence and War
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinFor the first time in 2,000 years, the Jews regain sovereignty over their ancient homeland.
Miracle of Israel #19 - Countdown to Confrontation
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinThe British evacuate the Galilee region, while Jews disagree over the nature of the future state.
Miracle of Israel #18 - Palestinian Refugees
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinArab leaders promise to “liberate the land.”
Miracle of Israel #17 - Siege of Jerusalem
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinJewish settlements are attacked by various Arab legions.
Miracle of Israel #16 - Arab Violence
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinThe Zionist enterprise gives rise to massive anti-Semitism in Arab countries.
Miracle of Israel #15 - UN Partition Plan
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinWorld powers endorse the formation of a Jewish state.
Miracle of Israel #14 - Diverse Jewish Groups
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinThe impact of Zionism on Reform, Orthodox, and Sefardic Jewry.
Miracle of Israel Videos
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsA series that captures the two most monumental events in recent Jewish history – the Holocaust and the birth of the State of Israel.
Miracle of Israel #13 - Soviets and the UN
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinAn Iron Curtain goes up in eastern Europe, and the United Nations seeks a solution in Palestine.
Miracle of Israel #12 - Public Opinion
by Destiny Films and Rabbi Berel WeinAmerican Jewry gets behind the Zionist cause, as the British defer to the United Nations.
Miracle of Israel #8 - Jewish Response
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsThe ragtag Jewish underground fights back against 100,000 British personnel.
Miracle of Israel #5 - Homeless and Stateless
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsThe survivors' desperate attempts to locate lost relatives.
Miracle of Israel #7 - Political Hopes
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsBen Gurion brought the message of Zionism to the hopeless Holocaust refugees.
Miracle of Israel #6 - British Refugee Policy
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsFor fear of jeopardizing oil interests, the British refuse to allow Jews into Israel.
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Shabbat Table
by Rabbi Berel WeinPreparing the Shabbat table -- gleaming silver and satin white - is a labor of love.
Miracle of Israel #2 - Survivors & Sefardic Jews
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsComing to grips with a civilization destroyed.
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Miracle of Israel #1 - Aftermath of the Holocaust
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsLiberating the camps, and the Nuremberg trials. (Viewer discretion is advised.)
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Heroes
by Rabbi Berel WeinThe Jews always honored their heroes, biblical or otherwise, without forgetting that they were human beings and subject to mistakes and failures.
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Cheese and Flowers
by Rabbi Berel WeinWhy do we eat dairy foods and decorate the synagogue on Shavuot?
Miracle of Israel #4 - Rebuilding the Community
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsJewish refugees seek shelter back in Poland or in DP camps.
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Kristallnacht's Timeless Lesson
by Rabbi Berel WeinConverting the fires of Kristallnacht into the fire of Judaism and Jewish life.
Miracle of Israel #3 - Test of Faith
by Rabbi Berel Wein and Destiny FilmsThe flame that sustained the Jews in the darkest days.
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Jerusalem, Earthly and Heavenly
by Rabbi Berel WeinThere is no way for a body to survive once its heart has been broken asunder.
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Apples and Honey
by Rabbi Berel WeinDiscovering the traditional origins and meaning of Rosh Hashanah's most famous foods.
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Mincha - The Afternoon Prayer
by Rabbi Berel WeinMincha is an oasis of spiritual time in a tough workday, a moment of calming nerves and focusing on priorities.
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Jewish Travel
by Rabbi Berel WeinWhat motivates us to fly off to some distant unknown land? We are seeking to find ourselves.
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How Many Rabbis Does It Take To Change a Light...
by Rabbi Berel WeinMy battle with a halogen light fixture.
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Making Judaism Work
by Rabbi Berel WeinWhy doesn't Torah observance create a better person automatically?
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Hebron and The Struggle for the Holy Land
by Rabbi Berel WeinWhy are the three places in Israel that the Torah records as legal property of the Jewish people in dispute?
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Ice-Cold Chili Peppers
by Rabbi Berel WeinThe Red Hot Chili Peppers chicken out. Now what about the rest of us?
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Intellectual Honesty
by Rabbi Berel WeinAcknowledging and admitting one's limits is a sign of greatness, not weakness.
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Israel's Strength
by Rabbi Berel WeinNational strength isn't defined by military might alone. It's also based on unity, mutual respect, and a clear sense of purpose.
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Jewish Amnesia
by Rabbi Berel WeinAlong the way to the modern world, what has happened to the Jewish People's collective sense of memory?
