Jewish Matters

The history of modern Israel is a story of modern miracles. It is the story of a new nation, the ingathering of Jews from all over the world. It is the story of a small, impoverished nation focused on agriculture that becomes a tech powerhouse. It is the story of the Israel-Arab conflict. It is the story of a small nation surrounded by enemies that pulled off an unprecedented victory in the 6 Day...

The history of modern Israel is a story of modern miracles. It is the story of a new nation, the ingathering of Jews from all over the world. It is the story of a small impoverished nation focused on agriculture that becomes a tech powerhouse. It is the story of the Israel-Arab conflict. It is the story of a small nation surrounded by enemies that pulled off an unprecedented victory in the 6 Day W...

The history of modern Israel is a story of modern miracles. It is the story of a new nation, the ingathering of Jews from all over the world. It is the story of a small impoverished nation focused on agriculture that becomes a tech powerhouse. It is the story of the Israel-Arab conflict. It is the story of a small nation surrounded by enemies that pulled off an unprecedented victory in the 6 Day W...

The history of modern Israel is a story of modern miracles. It is the story of a new nation, the ingathering of Jews from all over the world. It is the story of a small impoverished nation focused on agriculture that becomes a tech powerhouse. It is the story of the Israel-Arab conflict. It is the story of a small nation surrounded by enemies that pulled off an unprecedented victory in the 6 Day W...

The history of modern Israel is a story of modern miracles. It is the story of a new nation, the ingathering of Jews from all over the world. It is the story of a small impoverished nation focused on agriculture that becomes a tech powerhouse. It is the story of the Israel-Arab conflict. It is the story of a small nation surrounded by enemies that pulled off an unprecedented victory in the 6 Day W...

Modernity and the Enlightenment offered Jews in the 1700s the ability to leave the ghetto, to have rights and opportunities they had never had before, and to be safe from persecution. The American and French Revolutions transformed the world and the Jewish world. With those opportunities came changes and challenges, the challenge of assimilation, and changes to the Jewish community and to Judaism,...

Modernity and the Enlightenment offered Jews in the 1700s the ability to leave the ghetto, to have rights and opportunities they had never had before, and to be safe from persecution. The American and French Revolutions transformed the world and the Jewish world. With those opportunities came changes and challenges, the challenge of assimilation, and changes to the Jewish community and to Judaism,...

Modernity and the Enlightenment offered Jews in the 1700s the ability to leave the ghetto, to have rights and opportunities they had never had before, and to be safe from persecution. The American and French Revolutions transformed the world and the Jewish world. With those opportunities came changes and challenges, the challenge of assimilation, and changes to the Jewish community and to Judaism,...

With the expulsion of the Jewish people from Israel by the Romans, we are faced with new challenges. Stateless, Jews will be vulnerable and persecuted.  However, there will also be great moments of scholarly creativity in Torah and in our contribution to the general societies of the host countries.  We will trace the journeys of Sefardic Jewry in the Arab world, and Ashkenazic Jewry in Europe, and...

With the expulsion of the Jewish people from Israel by the Romans, we are faced with new challenges. Stateless, Jews will be vulnerable and persecuted.  However, there will also be great moments of scholarly creativity in Torah and in our contribution to the general societies of the host countries.  We will trace the journeys of Sefardic Jewry in the Arab world, and Ashkenazic Jewry in Europe, and...

With the expulsion of the Jewish people from Israel by the Romans, we are faced with new challenges. Stateless, Jews will be vulnerable and persecuted. However, there will also be great moments of scholarly creativity in Torah and in our contribution to the general societies of the host countries. We will trace the journeys of Sefardic Jewry in the Arab world, and Ashkenazic Jewry in Europe, and l...

The Second Temple (520 BCE-70 CE) was a period of Jewish Rebellions, the Maccabees against the Syrian Greeks, the Dead Sea Scrolls authors against the Priestly Establishment, the early Christians against Judaism, and the Jewish Zealots against the Roman oppressive rule.  We will discuss the origins of the holiday of Chanukah, and the origins of the writing of the Talmud, and how the Rabbinic leade...

The Second Temple (520 BCE-70 CE) was a period of Jewish Rebellions, the Maccabees against the Syrian Greeks, the Dead Sea Scrolls authors against the Priestly Establishment, the early Christians against Judaism, and the Jewish Zealots against the Roman oppressive rule.  We will discuss the origins of the holiday of Chanukah, and the origins of the writing of the Talmud, and how the Rabbinic leade...

The Second Temple (520 BCE-70 CE) was a period of Jewish Rebellions, the Maccabees against the Syrian Greeks, the Dead Sea Scrolls authors against the Priestly Establishment, the early Christians against Judaism, and the Jewish Zealots against the Roman oppressive rule.  We will discuss the origins of the holiday of Chanukah, and the origins of the writing of the Talmud, and how the Rabbinic leade...

The Second Temple period will look at the Jewish rebellions, including the Maccabees against the Greeks, the Jews against the Romans, Bar Kochba's reconquest of Jerusalem, and the splintering of Jewish society into numerous Jewish sects.  We will discuss the significance of the development of the Talmud and the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Also considered will be Jesus' Jewish identity and the beginnings of...

The Second Temple period will look at the Jewish rebellions, including the Maccabees against the Greeks, the Jews against the Romans, Bar Kochba's reconquest of Jerusalem, and the splintering of Jewish society into numerous Jewish sects.  We will discuss the significance of the development of the Talmud and the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Also considered will be Jesus' Jewish identity and the beginnings of...

The Second Temple period will look at the Jewish rebellions, including the Maccabees against the Greeks, the Jews against the Romans, Bar Kochba's reconquest of Jerusalem, and the splintering of Jewish society into numerous Jewish sects.  We will discuss the significance of the development of the Talmud and the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Also considered will be Jesus' Jewish identity and the beginnings of...

We will explore the Genesis of Judaism with Abraham's journey to Israel and his revolution of human civilization and outlook. We will trace the descent of Jacob to Egypt, the growth of the Hebrews into a nation, and the Exodus from Egypt. Examining the historical record, we will investigate the evidence for the Exodus, the journey through the Sinai desert, and Joshua's conquest of the land of Isra...

We will explore the Genesis of Judaism with Abraham's journey to Israel and his revolution of human civilization and outlook. We will trace the descent of Jacob to Egypt, the growth of the Hebrews into a nation, and the Exodus from Egypt. Examining the historical record, we will investigate the evidence for the Exodus, the journey through the Sinai desert, and Joshua's conquest of the land of Isra...

We will explore the Genesis of Judaism with Abraham's journey to Israel and his revolution of human civilization and outlook. We will trace the descent of Jacob to Egypt, the growth of the Hebrews into a nation, and the Exodus from Egypt. Examining the historical record, we will investigate the evidence for the Exodus, the journey through the Sinai desert, and Joshua's conquest of the land of Isra...

Leviticus # 1: Parshat Vayikra -Understanding The Book of Leviticus with Rabbi Jonathan Feldman PhD on the Jewish Matters Podcast   The Book of Leviticus brings us into a new area of Torah, the service in the Temple, sacrifices and holiness.  How do we understand animal sacrifices in a modern framework?  What does the service in the Temple tell us about our own service and connection to the Almigh...

Join Tribe Tel Aviv for Putting Your Life on the Line to Defend Israel:Jewish Ethics of War with Rabbi Jonathan Feldman Israeli soldiers enter the line of fire to defend their homeland. When are we allowed to put our lives in danger? What about to save another person such as the hostages? Is everyone capable of being a soldier? What is the code of ethics for the IDF? Source Sheet: https://drive.go...

Tribe Tel Aviv's Sunset Series invites you to hear from Adele Raemer speaking about "A Survivor's Story from October 7th"  Adele Raemer is an American born Israeli who has lives in Kibbutz Nirim, one mile from the border with the Gaza Strip since 1975.  She founded and moderates an 8,000 member-strong Facebook group called Life on the Border with Gaza. As a blogger and spokesperson she has travele...

Tribe Tel Aviv's Sunset Series presents "Stand With Israel Online: Know How to Answer" with Influencer Emily Schrader About the Talk: Schrader will share how you can respond to online hate and anti-Israel bias. She will explain which phrases to use and which to avoid, which messages are most important and how to most effectively use online platforms to dispel misinformation and hate. About Our Spe...

Tribe Tel Aviv's Sunset Series with Corey Feldman: Report From Gaza: Serving in IDF Special Forces Corey speaks about his experience serving in the Gaza War for the past month, after coming from the US to serve in reserve duty. About Our Speaker: Cory served as a lone soldier in IDF speical forces and wrote " A Line in the Sand" about his experiences. He also runs The Lone Soldier Podcast. After g...