Different Jewish traditions have different things to say about how the Hebrew Bible (which is different from the Christian Bible) came to be. Here is what …
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History 2: Jewish Memory
We're going to take a different approach to the remainder of our Jewish history course. We are going to focus on memories. What are some memories you have? …
History 3: How Israel Happened
Israel can mean three things: a person named Israel in the Bible (also named Jacob, the last Jewish patriarch), the Jewish people (Am Yisrael) or the country …
History 4: Jewish Religious Movements
There are seven basic Jewish religious movements or denominations. They are the Secular Humanistic, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform, Jewish Renewal, …
History 5: What Does Being a “Jewish American” Mean?
Jews came to America at different times and from around the world. Once in the United States, they enjoyed many freedoms they did not have in other …
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History 6: Why Do Some People Hate Jews?
The term antisemitism was coined only in the nineteenth century, but anti-Jewish hatred and Judeophobia (fear of Jews) date back to ancient times and have a …
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