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Two thousand years of Jewish history at a glance.
This is the 36th installment of this series and it is fitting for us to put into perspective the ground that we have covered, before we begin the story of the next exile of the Jewish people that will last the next 2,000 years.
Note that we are following the Jewish calendar for these events (and not the Gregorian calendar which is at times 150 years at odds with Jewish computations). For more on this issue, see Part 21.
Published: Saturday, August 04, 2007
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Rabbi Ken Spiro is originally from New Rochelle,NY. He graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Russian Language and Literature and did graduate studies at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. He has Rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem and a Masters Degree in History from The Vermont College of Norwich University. Rabbi Spiro is also a licensed tour guide by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs such as B.B.C. Radio and TV., The National Geographic Channel, The History Channel and Arutz Sheva-Israel National Radio. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children where he works as a senior lecturer and researcher on Aish HaTorah outreach programs.
What it would take to constitute a perfect world? Ken Spiro questioned more than 1,500 people of various backgrounds, revealing six core elements: respect for human life, peace and harmony, justice and equality, education, family, and, social responsibility. A highly readable and well-documented book about the origins of values and virtues in Western civilization as influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Christians, Muslims and, most significantly, the Jews.
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(11) Menashe Kaltmann , August 8, 2007
A very worthwhile series
So far so good! Thank you again R. Spiro and aish.com for making Jewish history come alive with these informative and well-written articles.
It seems throughout these articles that G-d's guiding hand is involved with our history.
(10) Rob M , August 7, 2007
Outstanding
Thank you for putting events into perspective that makes it easy for "not so learned" Jews like myself to understand.
(9) Joseph , February 26, 2003
Thank you very much,dear Aish!
All the best.
(8) Anonymous , February 24, 2003
I am thoroughly enjoying the Jewish History series. Thank you for adding to my knowledge.
(7) David Merrill , February 24, 2003
choosing traditions
At my first glance the 150 year discrepancy in the timeline around Israel's civil division surprised me but then I saw the note about Lecture 21. The short quote from Peter James about the timeline adjustment is not convincing especially when the 'traditional' timeline explains so much about modern history. I find the 586 BCE Temple destruction date difficult to adjust. I will have to read Centuries in Darkness and get the full argument.