Description

This week we looked at the history of the Jewish peoples connection to Israel beginning with G-d's promise to Abraham, and ending with the First Aliyah (1882). Important takeaways from this episode include:

• Judaism's Indigenous connection to Israel.
• Jews constituting an oppressed minority ,within Israel, and later the Diaspora.
• Ottoman rule over the region of Southern Syria (Israel).
• The rise of Nationalism throughout the world and Pogroms.

Episode Resources:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1611686180/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_i_Ht4eFbMBG7E9J

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0688085067/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_i_ft4eFbV2C98KB

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/3798842/jewish/12-Tribes-of-Israel-The-Shevatim.htm

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/640221/jewish/What-is-the-Meaning-of-the-Name-Jew.htm

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ottoman-rule-1517-1917

http://www.israeladvocacy.net/knowledge/the-truth-of-how-israel-was-created/israel-stole-palestinian-land/

https://www.standwithus.com/post/what-s-in-a-name-guest-opinion-why-israel-and-palestine-are-not-interchangeable-names

https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/history-of-israel