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. 

Find out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and for more resources, videos and articles or to buy his book "Crash Course in Jewish History" go to www.kenspiro.com

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Today we discuss the topics of indigeneity, the new blood libel that Israel is withholding vaccines, and that in order for us to be able to address the virus of antisemitism we have to diagnose it correctly when it appears.  

In this episode Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass are discussing the landscape of anti-semitic and anti-zionist rhetoric on social media today, and how Jewish history is essential to understanding the multi-layered aspects of this ancient hatred and modern version of it. 

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This week Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass glance over 2020 and use Jewish history to understand the themes of this year, political polarization, CoVid, global connections and lack of leadership. 

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In this episode Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass look back at this dumpster fire of a year and some of the major themes through the lens of Jewish history. 

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In this episode Rabbi Spiro and Ellie discuss the recent Abraham Accords and look back to the history of Yishmael and Yitzchak and move forward from there to try to understand what is happening now and what we can do to bring peace. 

This week on Rabbi Ken Spiro and Ellie Bass discuss the upcoming Jewish holiday of Chanukah starting with a history of the holiday. They discuss whether we are really commemorating the right things, what it means to be a Hellenist and what is the real superpower of the Jewish people. 

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Part 2 of our Introduction rounds out the plot of the narrative of our Jewish history and gives us a timeline to orient us now. We discuss how we can see ourselves as a part of history if we believe in a God that determines the goals and future. We also get an update on Rabbi Spiro's latest dig!