John Adams in a letter to Major Mordecai Noah
“I really wish the Jews again in Judea, an independent nation.”
Archive for September, 2016
Joseph, Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801-1805, Carroll & Graf, 2004, pp. 40-41
Thomas Jefferson: Years of President: 1801–1809 In a letter to John Jay, Thomas Jefferson wrote: “We took the liberty to make some enquiries concerning the ground of their pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury, and observed that we considered all mankind as our friends who had done us no […]
2 Kings 18:13–14, 17; 19-37; 2 Chronicles 32-21
2 Kings 18:13–14, 17; 19-37 13In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched against all the fortified towns of Judah and seized them. 14King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish- “I have done wrong; withdraw from me; and I shall bear whatever you impose on me.” […]
Perceptions of Medieval Times
The medieval period was a period of unusual violence and an unusual level of irrational thinking about the Jews but it didn’t involve unremitting violence. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Why did Jews choose to live in Christian Europe?
In the year 1000, there are just about no settled Jewish communities in the northern half of Europe. And yet, Jews for the first time decide to cast their lot in this area. Why? Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
American Presidents
Primary Sources Joseph, Jefferson’s War: America’s First War on Terror 1801-1805, Carroll & Graf, 2004, pp. 40-41 John Adams in a letter to Major Mordecai Noah Thomas Jefferson: Years of President: 1801–1809 President John Adams: 1797–1801 President Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841 Martin Van Buren: 1837-1841, State of the Union Address 1867 American Presidents, Mark Twain […]
What was the attitude of the Church towards the Jews?
The Church, by the year 1000, had developed a kind of theory about the Jews and their place in Christian society. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Cultural Stimulation
The Jews moved into a society which was culturally backward compared to the Muslim world but it was also in the process of catching up very quickly. Prof. Robert Chazan. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
What was the original purpose of the Crusades?
The Crusades were initially military undertakings to conquer the sacred sites of Christianity in the Holy Land. Prof. Robert Chazan, New York University. Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS.
Heliodorus Stele, 178 BCE
Unique 2,200-year-old stele (inscribed stone block) that provides new insight into the dramatic story of Heliodorus and the Temple in Jerusalem, as related in the Second Book of Maccabees. The newly deciphered stele presents new information about Heliodorus, who, according to the Second Book of Maccabees, received orders to seize the treasure in the Temple in […]