The Jewish Story
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The Jewish Story is a Jewish History podcast for the 21st Century. In it, we use the latest in archaeology, linguistics, and historical methods to sculpt a history of the Jewish people, from the exodus out of Egypt until the present!
The Jewish Story
3d ago
In this episode, the Talmud itself stands trial in France and Spain, an epidemic rocks medieval Europe, a wave of Jewish pogroms sweeps Christian Spain, and we are introduced to Nahmanides and the Jews of India ..read more
The Jewish Story
1w ago
In this episode, we will explore 13th century Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities, meet some famous medieval Jewish money-lenders, learn of the Fourth Lateran Council, and witness the emergence of some of the most damaging antisemitic tropes in history ..read more
The Jewish Story
2w ago
In this episode, we witness a wave of anti-Jewish bigotry and violence sweep across Christian Europe, watch Saladin and his Ayyubid caliphate re-take the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and meet Maimonides, one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the Medieval period ..read more
The Jewish Story
1M ago
In this episode, we revisit the highlights of Jewish history covered in Season 2, from the aftermath of the First Roman-Jewish War to the birth of the Ashkenazi Jewish community and the Fitnah of Al-Andalus ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
In this episode, we meet two new Jewish communities, and explore the Jewish literary traditions of Spain and the western Muslim Empire ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
In this episode, we explore Jewish life in the Muslim Empire during the late first millennium ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
In this episode, we survey the Jewish Diaspora, and meet a brand new religion that would sweep the ancient world ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
In this episode, we follow the parallel paths of Jews after the Babylonian invasion of Jerusalem. A temple is destroyed, a city is rebuilt, and the first public Torah reading is performed ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
Welcome to The Jewish Story! In this brief introductory episode, I introduce myself, give some background on this podcast, lay out a roadmap for Season One, and describe my primary sources for this history ..read more
The Jewish Story
1y ago
In this episode, we follow the rise of Christianity from a small prophetic following to a massive religion encompassing the entire Roman Empire, and we see its effect on the surrounding Jewish population ..read more