The Everything Jewish History and Heritage Book by Bank, Richard D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication 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 Construction of the Second Temple The High Priests Emergence of a Theocracy The Great Assembly Arrival of Alexander the Great

12 A Revolt for Religious Liberty

The Invasion of Greek Culture Jewish Reaction to Hellenism Fertile Soil for Rebellion The Maccabean Revolt The Miracle of the Oil The Meaning of Chanukah Celebrating the Festival of Lights

13 Under Roman Rule

The Hasmonean Monarchs The Reign of Herod the Great Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes Jesus of Nazareth The Teachings of Hillel and Shammai Revolts Against Rome The Final Stand at Masada The Legacy of Josephus The Jewish Diaspora

14 The Era of Mishna and Talmud

Dispersed Throughout the Roman Empire The Bar Kokhba Revolt The Oral Law Codification of the Mishna The Jerusalem Talmud The Babylonian Talmud A Foundation for Judaism

15 The Medieval Period in Western Europe

The Rise of Christianity in Europe The Ashkenazic Communities Surviving the Crusades Jewish Involvement in Money Lending False Accusations State-Sanctioned Discrimination Confined in the Jewish Ghetto

16 Living among Muslims

The Rise of Islam The Karaite Schism The Golden Age in Spain The Sephardic Community Kabbalah—Jewish Mysticism The Inquisition and Expulsion from Spain Jews in the Holy Land

17 Jewish Life in Eastern Europe

The Jews Arrive in Poland Chmielnicki’s Rebellion The Hasidic Movement Jewish Presence in Russia Persecution and Pogroms Jewish Revolutionaries Life Under Communism

18 Enlightenment and Emancipation

Spinoza, World Thinker The Enlightenment Mendelssohn and the Haskalah The Consequences of the French Revolution Emancipation and New Opportunities Jewish Progeny of the Enlightenment Changes in the Jewish Faith

19 Jewish Life in America

Arriving with Columbus The Jews of South America Early Jewish Communities in North America Citizens of the United States A New Wave of Jewish Immigrants Surmounting Anti-Semitism Jews in Contemporary American Society

20 The Holocaust

The Hatred of the Jews Anti-Semitism in Hitler’s Germany Nowhere to Go Confinement to Ghettos Concentration Camps Einsatzgruppen—Mobile Killing Units The “Final Solution” The Death Camps Jewish Resistance Those Who Survived

21 The Modern State of Israel

The First Wave of Immigration The Dreyfus Affair Theodor Herzl, Father of Zionism The Zionist Movement The British Mandate From the Ashes of the Shoah Jewish Immigration to Israel Wars and the Quest for Peace

22 Jewish Culture

A Diverse Mosaic The Literary Tradition Jewish Music At the Jewish Table Jewish Art and Ornaments Jewish Humor

Appendix A: Timeline of Jewish History Appendix B: Glossary Copyright