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Dr. Miryam Brand, author of Evil Within and Without: The Source of Sin and Its Nature as Portrayed in Second Temple Literature talks about where sin comes from. Is it free will, or demons, or both? And what exactly did Jews who lived during the Second Temple Era mean when they spoke of demons, or evil spirits? Find out as we take a deep dive and learn about the angel Mastema from the Book of Jubilees and the secrets of the Watchers from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Also, learn about the Return to Zion, the prophet Ezra and the holiday of Sigd. Plus, was King Cyrus a good guy?

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The 1963 March on Washington is known mainly for the I Have a Dream speech, but other speakers included Rabbi Joachim Prinz, a refugee from Germany who aided Holocaust survivors and later, aided the civil rights movement. Plus, a prayer by Rabbi Uri Miller, and Dr. Martin Luther King’s appeal for freedom for Soviet Jewry. Including rare audio.

* Related podcast: History of Pro-Israel Rallies

NOTES:

* Joachim Prinz was never silent - Jewish Standard

* The Problem of Silence: Rabbi Joachim Prinz Speech full text

* Joachim Prinz: I Shall Not Be Silent documentary

* Joachim Prinz biography

* Blau Weiss Zionist organization

* Official Program for the March on Washington 1963

* Rabbi Uri Miller prayer full text

* The Jews Who Marched on Washington With Martin Luther King

* Dr. King, American Negro Leader, Attacks Soviet Policy on Jews - JTA, 1963

* Rev. Martin Luther King Lauds Role of Jews in Fight for Negro Rights - JTA, 1964

* Dr. Martin Luther King Urges Moscow to Change Policy on Jews - JTA, 1965

* Negro Marchers from Selma Wear ‘Yarmulkes’ in Deference to Rabbis - JTA, 1965

* MLK’s Address to American Jewish Committee - 1965

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Is Bob Dylan’s song Neighborhood Bully a pro- Zionist anthem? Hear the inside story of the celebrated singer-songwriter’s concerts in Israel and his 1980s song Neighborhood Bully. Is it a witty defense of a beleaguered Jewish State, or just misinterpreted poetry? Plus Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock out in Jerusalem, Ariel Zilber and more.

NOTES:

* Neighborhood Bully lyrics - BobDylan.com

* Story behind Dylan’s awkward Time magazine interview

* Bob Dylan Chabad Telethon

* Concert Review - Bob Dylan, Ramat Gan, 2011

* Dylan interview with Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone magazine, 1984

* MTV Rock Israel with Tom Petty and Diaspora Yeshiva Band in Jerusalem

* Israel Strikes Iraqi Nuclear Reactor - Jewish History Moment podcast

* My interview with Ariel Zilber from 2005

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Fun facts about your favorite Passover themed films, submitted by the listeners. Learn the behind-the-scenes tidbits about Cecil B DeMille’s Ten Commandments such as his Jewish connection and his prior silent movie classic.

Also, the animated Prince of Egypt and how it was received upon release, the comedy When Do We Eat from the Accidental Talmudist, Rugrats, Jabotinsky, Sesame Street and more.

NOTES:

* When 250 Orthodox Jewish immigrants worked for Cecil B. DeMille - Forward

* Cecil B. DeMille biography by Simon Louvish

* Cecil B. DeMille official website

* Salvador Litvak brings his film ‘Guns & Moses’ to Israel - Jerusalem Post

* ‘Prince of Egypt’ portrays Moses’ life in film for whole family - JTA

* Hollywood Produces Films in Egypt; 17,500 Egyptians Play Jews - JTA

* Cecil De Mille Denies Next Production Has Anti-Jewish Character - JTA

Related podcasts:

* Passover Memories – An Oral History

* Biography of Zev Jabotinsky - with rare 1930s audio

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When Italian fascists invaded Ethiopia, Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari) took refuge in the Land of Israel. Hear rare audio from him and his daughter Princess Tsehai and how the Jewish community helped the exiled emperor. Gideon Force, led by Orde Wingate and Jews from the Land of Israel helped return the king to his throne.

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Interview with Eilat Lieber, director of the Tower of David Museum who spearheaded the move to reopen the Rockefeller post-Oct. 7th and share it’s splendor with the public.

From ancient menorah symbols to statues of Egyptian pharaohs and carvings from the Temple Mount, this is a fascinating tour of a little-seen architectural gem.

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On this Tu Bishvat special, meet Avi Friedman and Ariela Solomon as they talk about their inspiration for buying a tract of land in Israel’s north to revolutionize farming methods and teach a Jewish environmentally friendly way of connecting to the land of Israel and the people of Israel in modern times.

Galilee Eco Center official website

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Join me as I travel to the Hasidic village of Kfar Chabad where I visited the rebbe’s office in 770 and wrote a kvitel. Learn about the etrog trees, and the humble beginnings of the displaced persons from the shtetels turned Israeli farmers.

NOTES:

* Founding of Chabad - The Rebbe’s Capital City

* This Man Knows His Citrus—His Etrog, to Be Exact - Chabad.org

* Vintage (1961) documentary on Kfar Chabad

* The quest for the perfect Etrog - Jerusalem Post

* Kfar Chabad official website - about us page

* Today in Jewish History: Kfar Chabad Established

* History of 770 Eastern Parkway

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The ruins of ancient Beersheba attest to the importance of the city where Abraham lived. But the most intriguing artifact is the horned altar. This is one of the idolatrous “high places” King Hezekiah ordered torn down. Or was it King Josiah? Find out as we delve into the historical debate between Prof. Yohanan Aharoni, a refugee from warn-torn Germany and founder of the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology, and IDF Chief of Staff Yigael Yadin, a war hero who went on to become a noted archeologist.

NOTES:

* The Horned Altar of Beer-sheba by Yohanan Aharoni, The Biblical Archaeologist 1974

* Beer-sheba: The High Place Destroyed by King Josiah by Yigael Yadin, Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research, 1976

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Yael Driver is the editor of the new book Dance of the Fire: The Jewish Brigade in WW2: Facts, Myths, Appraisal, based on the memoir of her father Shlomo Shamir, covert commander of the Brigade. She sheds some light on little-known daring missions to rescue Holocaust Survivors following the Brigade’s fighting against the Axis Forces.

She explains how these Jewish volunteers from the Land of Israel fought in the Italian campaign and stayed in war-torn Europe after the war ended to track down Holocaust survivors. Through the process of her supporting research she met not only families of her father’s comrades and the family of one of her father’s British commanders, but also the family of one Italian P.O.W. who her father must have assisted. She further discusses the saga of Enzo Sereni and other daring acts during World War II.

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