Deuteronomy 26:5-10: “My father was a fugitive Aramean. He went down to Egypt with meager numbers and sojourned there; but there he became a great and very populous nation. The Egyptians dealt harshly with us and oppressed us; they imposed heavy labor upon us. We cried to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and […]
March 31, 1492, The Edict of the Expulsion of Jews from Spain: “…they have had means and ways they can to subvert and to steal faithful Christians from our holy Catholic faith…carrying to them and giving to them from their houses unleavened bread and meats ritually slaughtered…” Alhambra Decree or Edict of Expulsion
The Jewish-Roman historian Titus Flavius Josephus (Joseph ben Matiyahu) was born in Jerusalem in the year 33 CE. He fought in the first Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) as a commander of Jewish forces in the Galilee, but defected to the Romans in 67 CE. In 68 CE, he predicted Vespasian would become Emperor and subsequently […]
Instructions from Jerusalem for Celebrating Passover in 419 BCE in the Persian Controlled Province of Judea In 419 BCE, a man named Hananyah, a Jew who was a representative of the Persian government, wrote a letter to Yedonyah bar Gemaryah, the leader of the Jewish community in Elephantine. Hananyah, having been sent on a mission […]
Exodus 12:17-18: “You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread… In the first month (Nisan), from the 14th day of the month at evening, you shall eat unleavened bread until the 21st day of the month at evening.” From the first mention of a Passover celebration in 419 BCE, to an eyewitness account of the […]
The events at Deir Yassin have haunted Jews and Arabs for years. But what really happened there?
Jews arrived in the United States during colonial times and currently comprise about 2% of the American population, 6.5 million. They have contributed greatly to the economy and society of the United States and are an integral part of the fabric of American society. Primary Sources George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Haman Secondary […]
Still standing in Newport, Rhode Island, Touro Synagogue is a symbol of the religious freedom of the New World. The oldest American synagogue stands testament to a Jewish community which flourished in Rhode Island. This was the synagogue in which George Washington made his famous statement about freedom, which later served as a cornerstone of […]
The Jewish-Christian schism and the Great Revolt led to a new period of Jewish history.
The synagogue of Sardis is notable for its size and location. In size it is one of the largest ancient synagogues excavated. In location it is found in the center of the urban center, instead of on the periphery as synagogues typically were. This attests to the strength and wealth of the Jewish community in […]