- 2000- 537 B.C.
- 587 B.C.- 70 A.D.
- 66 - 500
- 501 - 1699
- 1700 - 2023
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Biblical Times
The story of the Jewish people begins with Abraham and continues through the period of the First Temple.
Second Temple Period
A miraculous redemption ends in the loss of Jewish soveriegnty and exile from the Land of Israel.
Talmudic Period
The Talmud is codified and religious life without a Temple begins to take shape.
Middle Ages/ Early Modern
Life in medieval Europe and Islamic countries is characterized by antisemitism and great Jewish scholarship.
Modern History
Jewish settlement in America, the Holocaust and the birth of the State of Israel have shaped modern Jewry.
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