Introduction: Why Study Jewish History? (1a of 20 sessions)

Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, opens his adult education curriculum "An Introduction to Jewish History." Recorded with Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation in October, 2020. To learn more about the Introduction to Secular Humanistic Judaism curriculum, visit iishj.org/publications/introd....
Viewers might enjoy this past IISHJ program "Why Read Jewish History" by Professor Steven Zipperstein: • "Why Read Jewish Histo... .
See the other videos in this series at • Introduction to Jewish... .
The recommended reading in Rabbi Sherwin Wine's A Provocative People: A Secular History of the Jews for this session is the Introduction and Prologue. Available in print and e-book - more information at iishj.org/publications/a-prov....

[@rsfaeges5298]

An excellent introduction to studying Jewish history.

[@stephanhewak]

What a fantastic gift you have given us.

[@shamgardeandeansandalo4699]

this is an answer to my search of trying to understand my religion/specific church beliefs..i wont tire listening to and studying the whole series...best regards from the Philippines

[@jackwolf3200]

Wonderful! I have only now just started watching this series. Takes me back to the feel of lectures from my undergrad years - in a good way ;-) Thanks so much for sharing it here, Rabbi Adam ;-)

[@ow2750]

dear rabbi i really love to listen to ur sayings. greatings from a bavarian theologian admiring ur lectures

[@juliebraden]

I wish I cud contact u directly Rabbi Chalom. I am so sorry for wat is happening in the world right now in respect to Israeli-Arab relations. I am thinking of u & hoping u & yor community r staying safe & R as well as can be expected. I am on my last slide of this lecture series: Introduction to Jewish History but I want to go back to the beginning of yor series to review wat u say about the origins of Jews in Palestine. I want to do all I can to try to understand this eternal, ongoing struggle between Jews & Arabs or maybe I shud say Muslims in this region of Palestine/Israel. It is a very complex problem in the middle east-- the (?) of Palestine & I think all U.S. citizens hav an obligation to try & comprehend as well as can be done the whole picture of the scenario which probly boils dwn to getting to know the long history of the region which U hav so thoughtfully dissected for us here in this series. Thank U Rabbi for creating this lecture series & for making it available to the public!! Please take care during these especially troubling times!

[@ow2750]

where to draw the line? why not drawing it after the resurection of rabbi jesus?