Season 3 opens with a long awaited introduction to the American chapter of the Jewish Story. This first segment traces the back story of the three waves of Jewish immigration to American and explores...
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TJS 3 Prologue: The questions that drive the Jewish Story after 1948
It is time to get a new season started. This prologue introduces the idea that every story has a topography on which it unfolds. In particular, it is a framing of the season ahead questions in three...
TJS2 Epilogue: The re-emergence of Jewish political theology and messianism in 1948
What better way to wrap up season two than to talk about the messiah? Here is an exploration of the power of the messianic idea and its centrality to Jewish thought. It also includes the introduction...
Made in 1948 – Three historic decisions that shaped the birth of modern-day Israel
Declaring a state is a matter of moments, but birthing it can be a much more prolonged process. The last episode in season two is a look at a series of decisions taken by Ben Gurion in the months...