Survey of Jewish History Recordings
Survey of Jewish History Recordings
Instructors: Rabbi Daniel Levine
4,000 years of Jewish history in 20 weeks. Based on the curriculum created by the National Jewish Outreach Program (A Crash Course in Jewish History), we will survey Jewish history from Abraham’s discovery of One God (1800 BCE) through the creation of the modern State of Israel.
Watch the recordings of past sessions by clicking the links below.
October 31: #1 - Between History and Memory
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November 7: #2 - To King or not to King?
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November 14: #3 - The Prophetic Way
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November 28: #4 - Problem of Arrival
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December 5: #5 - Oh Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah
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December 19: #6 - The Mission of the Rabbis
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January 9: #7 - The Interpretation Never Stops
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January 16: #8 - Babylon as New Jerusalem?
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January 23: #9 - Sefardic, Mizrachi, and Ashkenazi Jewry
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January 30: #10 - Maimonides and the Jewish Philosophical Revolution
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February 13: #11 - The Mystical Backlash to Medieval Rationalism
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February 20: #12 - Medieval Antisemitism and Expulsion from Spain
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February 27: #13 - Early Modern Jewish History, Hassidism, and the “Coming” of the Messiah
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March 13: #14 - The Haskalah
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March 21: #15 - The Roots and History of Zionism
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March 27: #16 - Zionism from an Idea to a State
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April 10: #17 - History of Judaism in America
April 17: #18 - The Holocaust
April 27: #19 - The 75 year history of the State of Israel
May 1: #20 - Yom Kippur War and Class Conclusion
Thu, March 28 2024
18 Adar II 5784
Advanced Learning Institute
During the weeks between Easter and Passover, we will explore how evolving Christian theology utilized some of Passover’s symbols and themes to craft its own story of redemption.
Mondays, April 1, 8 and 15
at 9:30am PT
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Circle of Hope and Healing
Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion
March 28 at 3pm PT
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Cooking Connections
Welcome to OC Jewish Cooking Connections, a partnership between JCoOC and the Merage JCC. Every month we meet a member of the OC Jewish community sharing a favorite recipe with family history and Jewish memories. Watch videos here.
This project is partially funded by the Weissman Arts Endowment Fund, a joint program of JCFOC and JFedOC.
JCoOC has partnered with Jews United for Democracy
Each challah is an edible work of art, baked fresh and hand-braided especially for you! Choose from raisin, traditional, sesame seed and poppy seed. For more information, visit theblessedbraid.com.
- JCoOC is an exempt organization in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code EIN: 36-4844121