4. The beginning of the rebellion against Rome (44-60 CE)
DE MAL EN PEOR
After the death of Agrippa, the governor of Judea (Yehuda, Israel) between the years 41 and 44 of the common era, ...
1. The Beginning of the End of Jerusalem, 63 BCE
LEARNING FROM HISTORY
We are in a period of three weeks-- from the 17th of Tammuz to the 9th day of the month of Ab...
2. JEWS UNDER ROME: King Herod, the Edomite (37 BCE- 1 BCE)
FIRST REBELLION AGAINST ROME
Previously, we wrote about the process that led Judea (Israel) to losing its independence and becoming a vassal state of the...
A Sefer Tora Burned, and A Breach In The Wall
APOSTOMUS BURNED A SEFER TORA
A Jewish commando attacked an expedition of Romans who brought weapons and supplies to the invading army. The Roman governor,...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT BALAQ
FIRST ALIYA
Forty years after leaving Egypt, and shortly before entering the land of Israel, the Jews have just conquered the Emorites and the people...
I ❤️ ISRAEL: Praying Mincha in the Old City
A HIDDEN GEM
I returned from Israel a few days ago. When I am asked what I like most about Israel, my answer is: PRAYING...
Give your children everything they need; not everything they want
“When HaShem your God brings you into the land he promised to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob...a land with large, flourishing cities that...
DOÑA GRACIA (Part 4) and the Jewish Boycott against Ancona, Italy
GOOD RELATIONSSomething exceptional and unprecedented, which included the intervention of Doña Gracia Mendes-Nasí, occurred in the city of Ancona, an important commercial port on...
DOÑA GRACIA MENDES (Part 3). In Constantinople, under the auspices of the Sultan
FROM SPAIN TO TURKEY
In Turkey, the Jews lived very well, under the auspices and protection of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (1520-1566), who generously received...
