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interesting queens in Jewish history
BAT-SHEVA (BATHSHEBA)Queen Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah and later of King David. According to the story in the Tanakh, King David saw her bathing and lusted after her. He...
interesting queens in Jewish history
BAT-SHEVA (BATHSHEBA)Queen Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah and later of King David. According to the story in the Tanakh, King David saw her bathing and lusted after her. He...
the extermination of a Jewish tribe in the Arab...
INTRODUCTION Teaching history — particularly history that is deeply embroiled with people’s religious beliefs — can be really difficult. The unfortunate truth is that the real human history is overwhelmingly...
the extermination of a Jewish tribe in the Arab...
INTRODUCTION Teaching history — particularly history that is deeply embroiled with people’s religious beliefs — can be really difficult. The unfortunate truth is that the real human history is overwhelmingly...
a history of Jewish uprisings
INTRODUCTIONFor much of our history — and certainly before the establishment of the State of Israel — Jews were stereotyped as meek and defenseless (ironically, though, we were also characterized...
a history of Jewish uprisings
INTRODUCTIONFor much of our history — and certainly before the establishment of the State of Israel — Jews were stereotyped as meek and defenseless (ironically, though, we were also characterized...
my issue with Jewish education
My first job — ever! — was as a tour guide at a Jewish history museum. I was mostly tasked with giving Evangelical Christian groups bullet point notes on nearly...
my issue with Jewish education
My first job — ever! — was as a tour guide at a Jewish history museum. I was mostly tasked with giving Evangelical Christian groups bullet point notes on nearly...
the Hasmonean Kingdom
BACKGROUND Most Jews are likely familiar with the story of Hanukkah (and if you are not, head on over to my post from last year, A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HANUKKAH),...
the Hasmonean Kingdom
BACKGROUND Most Jews are likely familiar with the story of Hanukkah (and if you are not, head on over to my post from last year, A HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF HANUKKAH),...