Responding to the conflict that has become world news in Israel over the last few days, Rabbi Spiro is giving us an appreciation of the complexity of what is happening based on thousands of years of history and ideaology. Caveat: This is a difficult and emotional topic, and we did the best we could to speak about it in a nuanced way. 

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Why is Jerusalem still the capital of Israel? Rabbi Ken Spiro takes us on a whirlwind tour of the history of Jerusalem.

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This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is talking about Lag B'Omer and the Bar Kochba Revolution as it relates to this holiday.

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S1 Ep 14: In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie discuss why there are experiences of anti-Zionism within Israel itself and in the Jewish community, what the history of that is and why it's important to understand today as we fight for our survival. 

This week we are celebrating Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut by asking and discussing the history of the IDF, learning how it came to be and what the Israeli culture is like as a society growing up with a necessary army draft. 

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Rabbi Spiro takes us on a journey about the history of Sephardic Jewry, Mizrahi Jews and how the Golden Age of Spain created vibrant and lasting Jewish communities around the world. 

This week we Rabbi Ken Spiro is taking us on an adventure to Russia, as one of his specialties in history and research he is giving us the on one foot version of Russian Jewry and it’s impact on the world.

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Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass discuss the history of the Ashkenazi lineage of the Jewish people. Who are they and where did they come from?

Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future.

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What does Jewish history teach us about our personal role in creating a just society? How do the kings of Jewish history model good and bad leadership? 

We are talking about what it means to be a leader through a Jewish lens and looking back at Jewish history to see who is the role model of a great leader and who isn't. 

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