The Everything Jewish History and Heritage Book: From Abraham to Zionism, all you need to understand the key events, people, and places PDF
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The The Jewish History & Heritage Book Dear Reader: The great Yiddish writer Yitzhak Leib Peretz once wrote, “A people without a memory is like an individual with amnesia.” Each generation is a link in a chain stretching back to Abraham and forward to the end of time. And according to the Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, it is precisely this memory that has connected Jews throughout the ages. Memory has kept the Jews together as a people through four millennia —memory of a shared history and a rich heritage that we are proud and honored to write about. Every Jew has a responsibility to keep that memory alive, and one way to do this is to know about the lives of those who preceded us. Although this is a book concerning Jewish history, it is intended for everyone. Dispersed among the nations of the world, the saga of the Jews also informs us about Western civilization—its people, nations, and religions. Enjoy the adventure that follows, for it is truly an amazing story! The Series! Editorial Publishing Director Gary M. Krebs Managing Editor Kate McBride Copy Chief Laura MacLaughlin Acquisitions Editor Eric M. Hall Production Editor Khrysti Nazzaro Production Production Director Susan Beale Production Manager Michelle Roy Kelly Daria Perreault Series Designers Colleen Cunningham Paul Beatrice Cover Design Frank Rivera Colleen Cunningham Rachael Eiben Layout and Graphics Michelle Roy Kelly Daria Perreault Erin Ring Series Cover Artist Barry Littmann Israel Ministry of Tourism and Interior photographs Brand X Pictures Visit the entire Everything® Series at everything.com THE JEWISH HISTORY & HERITAGE BOOK From Abraham to Zionism, all you need to understand the key events, people, and places Richard D. Bank & Julie Gutin History is about generations and family. To my “history”: Ruth and Louis Bank, Rose and Herbert (alav ha-sholom) Jacobs, Frani, Ari, Cory, and Joy. In memory of Asya Poleyes and Zinaida Samsonovich. Contents Acknowledgments Top Ten Events That Changed the Course of Jewish History Introduction 1 The Age of the Patriarchs Where Jewish History Begins Abraham’s Covenant with God Father of Two Nations The Story of Isaac Jacob and Esau: A Story of Sibling Rivalry Jacob Becomes Israel Jacob’s Sons—The Twelve Tribes of Israel Who Were the Early Hebrews 2 From Slavery to Freedom Jacob’s Favorite Son Israel Enters Egypt A Clan Grows into an Enslaved Nation A Jewish Hero Is Born Deliverance from Bondage Celebrating Passover The Seder Passover’s Universal Message 3 Standing at Sinai Into the Desert Moses Receives the Commandments The 613 Mitzvot Celebrating The Ark of the Covenant The Family of Priests At the Doorstep of the Promised Land Sukkot—The Feast of Tabernacles 4 Keeping the Sabbath The Commandment to Keep and Remember Observing Shabbat Greeting the Shabbat Queen Public Worship Separating from Shabbat A Pillar of the Jewish Community 5 In the Promised Land The Conquest of Canaan Emerging Victorious The Judges of Israel Judged by a Woman Samson and Delilah Turning from the Law Samuel Prophesies a State 6 The Kings of Biblical Times Saul Is Anointed the First King A New King in Waiting The Reign of King David Solomon the Wise Construction of the First Temple A Nation Divides 7 The First Temple Period Who Were the Prophets Elijah, the Most Celebrated Prophet The Warnings of Amos and Hosea The Conquest of Israel The Ten Lost Tribes Isaiah’s Preaching in Jerusalem Jeremiah—A Belief Beyond the Land 8 Judah’s Defeat and Babylonian Exile Jerusalem Survives the Assyrian Onslaught The Rise of the Babylonian Empire Judah Is Vanquished The New Jewish Communities The Jews in Babylon Judaism Evolves in Babylon 9 Purim—A Celebration of Deliverance The Book of Esther Ahasuerus Makes Esther His Queen Haman’s Plot to Annihilate the Jews Esther and Mordecai Thwart the Plot Purim’s Customs and Traditions A Holiday Full of Meaning 10 Observing the Days of Awe A Time of Repentance The Jewish New Year Observances and Customs of Rosh Hashanah The Day of Atonement Observances and Customs of Yom Kippur Yom Kippur Services 11 Return to Zion Emergence of the Persian Empire The Migration from Babylon
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