Category: Jewish History
THE LEGACY OF RABBI ISAAC LURIA
RABBI ISAAC LURIA - VISIONARY TEACHER & SPIRITUAL MYSTIC In 1570, a young rabbinic mystic... Read More
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF MOSES MAIMONIDES
Physician, Philosopher & Codifier of Jewish Law Moses Maimonides, aka Rabbeinu Moshe ben Maimon, aka... Read More
HEROD THE GREAT – THE LAST HASMONEAN KING Part 2 (Video)
THE RISE AND FALL OF AN ILLEGITIMATE TYRANT Augustus Caesar, Herod’s friend, once remarked of... Read More
HEROD THE GREAT – THE LAST HASMONEAN KING Part 2 (Audio)
King Herod the Great is one of Jewish History's most controversial kings. On the throne... Read More
FINDING GOD IN THE DARKEST HOUR
My late grandfather, Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dunner (1913-2007), was a remarkable man. Born in Cologne,... Read More
HEROD THE GREAT – THE LAST HASMONEAN KING Part 1 (Video)
THE LESSER KNOWN SIEGE OF JERUSALEM Rabbi Dunner illuminates the background to Herod’s rise to... Read More
HEROD THE GREAT – THE LAST HASMONEAN KING Part 1 (Audio)
King Herod the Great is one of Jewish History's most controversial kings. On the throne... Read More
AN INTERESTING CAST OF CHARACTERS
A century ago this week, Lord Arthur Balfour, British foreign secretary and former prime minister,... Read More