TFJ: Series 1 Episode 15: The Birth of Israel

Over six thousand gathered for Herzl’s funeral in Vienna. In 1949 the State of Israel honored Herzl’s request and brought his bones to be buried in the state that he envisioned. Assimilated Herzl did not appreciate the meaning of the Land of Israel to the Jews, and was more concerned about acquiring a pragmatic solution – even if it would not be in Israel. TFJ takes a look at other lands that were offered to the Jews such as Birobidzan in far-eastern Siberia. Herzl’s family did not follow in his path, leaving his legacy to be treasured by those who moved to the land that he foresaw.

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TFJ Character Workshop – Series 1 Episode 14

The securest way to improve is not through goals, but via a system. This will entail “action” (which produces results) more importantly than “motion” (planning) 

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TFJ: The Birth of Israel Episode 13

Sir Moses Montefiore was the greatest Jewish philanthropist. For all of his benevolent deeds he was awarded phenomenal old age, and he utilized every day productively.   

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TJF Birth of Israel Episode 12 

For the first time in 2000 years Jews had gathered in one place to declare that they were no longer willing to be bystanders on the stage of world history.

Representing all social strata and every variety of Jewish thought, 200 delegates convened to proclaim that the time had come to return to the Land of Israel.  

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TFJ: The Birth of Israel - Episode 11

From the Bible it is clear that Israel is the natural soil that can nourish a Jewish soul. Assimilated Herzl was unaware of Jewish tradition and how inviolate the tradition that Jews must ultimately return to their ancient homeland. Herzl got nowhere with either the Sultan or the Kaiser; he therefore turned to the British for the keys to unlock Palestine.  

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Teller From Jerusalem – Series 1 Episode 10 – Character Workshop

Who is a hero and who is mighty? In order to be able to access our strengths we must be aware of our weaknesses.

TFJ takes a look at the failing of “envy” that need not even govern the lives of athletes.

Thanks: video, Eliezer Cohn; special thanks: William Goldstein, Julie Snyder, Diana Epstein. 

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Teller From Jerusalem – Series 1 Episode 9 – The Birth of Israel

For many Jewish leaders, the Kishinev Pogrom was transformative.

To Herzl, Kishinev was further evidence that Jews desperately needed a home – wherever they could create it.

Thus, when he spoke about Kishinev, he did not refer to it as an event or a place, but rather as a condition. 

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Teller From Jerusalem – Series 1 Episode 8 – The Birth of Israel

Suffering from government-sponsored violent and lethal anti-Semitism, Russian Jews had basically once choice: to stay and endure, or to leave. The majority who left departed to America; a small fraction ascended to Palestine. Young Jewish boys under Tsarist decree had to suffer the plight of becoming “cantonists.”  

Song courtesy of JEP, Rabbi Yosef Golding 

Film courtesy of video of Rabbi Yaacov Yisroel Zuber the Rav of Stockholm, Sweden. Photograph courtesy of Itanari 

Teller From Jerusalem will take a two week hiatus after this episode. We will be back with Episode 9 on April 7, 2021. 

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FDR’s State Department, and the visa division in particular, headed by Breckinridge Long, adopted a policy of overt anti-semitism and kept the doors of the United States sealed to refugees whose life depended upon escaping Europe. MacDonald beseeched FDR to condemn the Nazi treatment of Jews to no avail. 

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Character Workshop 

What is motivating your actions? Is it the Good or the Evil Inclination? TFJ takes a look at the Broken Window Theory and sees practical application in character improvement: Thanks: video, Eliezer Cohn; special thanks: William Goldstein, Julie Snyder, Diana Epstein.

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