One of the most celebrated military figures in recent history is Napoleon Bonaparte, yet he has something of a mixed legacy. To unpack that legacy, we'll explore the following questions: <ol> <li>How did Napoleon, who conducted himself as an enlightened despot, also try to reanimate history?</li> <li>What was Napoleon's political goal in conquering Europe?</li> <li>How did the Jews relate to Napoleon and respond to his conquests?</li> </ol> If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Pillars, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle by <a href= "https://lp.tikvah.org/ideas-circle?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email_soloveichik&utm_campaign=psalms_podcast_episodes&utm_content=ep-95&_kx=LFtKvvUpPTV9q6bA19UiW3Wiqh9Aah35VuhaUSre17s.LFdrfw"> clicking here</a>.

One of the most celebrated military figures in recent history is Napoleon Bonaparte, yet he has something of a mixed legacy. To unpack that legacy, we'll explore the following questions: How did Napoleon, who conducted himself as an enlightened despot, also try to reanimate history? What was Napoleon's political goal in conquering Europe? How did the Jews relate to Napoleon and respond to his conquests? If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Pillars, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle by clicking here.

One of the most celebrated military figures in recent history is Napoleon Bonaparte, yet he has something of a mixed legacy. To unpack that legacy, we'll explore the following questions: <ol> <li>How did Napoleon, who conducted himself as an enlightened despot, also try to reanimate history?</li> <li>What was Napoleon's political goal in conquering Europe?</li> <li>How did the Jews relate to Napoleon and respond to his conquests?</li> </ol> If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of The Pillars, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle by <a href="https://lp.tikvah.org/ideas-circle?utm_source=Klaviyo&amp;utm_medium=email_soloveichik&amp;utm_campaign=psalms_podcast_episodes&amp;utm_content=ep-95&amp;_kx=LFtKvvUpPTV9q6bA19UiW3Wiqh9Aah35VuhaUSre17s.LFdrfw" rel="noopener noreferrer"> clicking here</a>.

Reinventing the Nation State: The Napoleonic Wars

Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. 

In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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Welcome to The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind, a podcast that tells the story of the prophets, philosophers, and poets who created the West. In this podcast, Rabbi Dr. Mitchell Rocklin guides listeners through more than 3,000 years of Western history, offering a coherent, civilizational story of how the West came to be—along with a deepened understanding of the challenges it now faces. While many of the texts discussed will be familiar to students of the humanities, Rabbi Rocklin offers a new framework for understanding them—a framework in which the teachings of the Jewish religious tradition play a central role. For, as Rabbi Rocklin explains, Western civilization can only be understood as the product of a transformative and ongoing collision between the great traditions of Jerusalem and Athens—between the religious spirit of the Jews and the philosophical spirit of the Greeks.

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