7 Wonders of Jewish History
Timeline of Jewish History
CLICK HERE to access an interactive list of dates for major events in Jewish History.
- Creation of Heaven and Earth, and Adam and Eve
- The Forefathers
- Living in Egypt
- Traveling Through the Desert
- Judges and Early Prophets
- Kings and the First Holy Temple
- Exile in Babylon
- Building of the Second Holy Temple
- Greek Cultural Domination
- Kingdom of Judea: Dynasty of the Chashmona’im
- Roman Client Kings and Rulers: The Herodian Dynasty
- The Talmudic Era: The Mishnah
- The Talmudic Era: The Gemara
- The Rabbanan
- The Geonim
- The Early Rishonim: The Crusade Massacres
- Later Rishonim: Persecutions and Expulsions
- The Great Scholars of the Shulchan Aruch and Torah Consolidation
- Early Acharonim and East European Massacres
- Acharonim and Early Chassidim
- Later Acharonim and the Changing Society
- The Holocaust
- The Modern State of Israel
Photo Credit: Art by Sefira Lightstone
Crash Course in Jewish History
Dr. Henry Abrahamson
A lightning-fast, four-lecture tour through Jewish history
from earliest times to the present day.
1. Ancient Israel
2. Medieval Period
Covers the period between the close of the Mishnah in the early 3rd century through the Spanish Expulsion of 1492.
3.Modern History
4: Contemporary Jewish History
Covering the long 20th century (1881-2005)
All Jewish History in Under 18 Minutes
An expanded version of “they tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat.”
Jewish history for ridiculously busy people.
Please only watch this if you don’t have time for a longer video.
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