These lectures study various individuals in Jewish history–the leaders and the led, the virtuous and the villainous. Some of the lectures feature more in-depth analysis of their lives and contributions, others are just excuses to discuss the larger historical times in which they lived. Each lecture is about 60 minutes in length. You may find the briefer Essential Lectures in Jewish History series useful for contextual information. Enjoy them in good health!
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Rabbi Isaac Luria (the Arizal)
Rabbi Moshe Hayim Luzzatto (the Ramchal)
Israel ben Eliezer (The Ba’al Shem Tov)
Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo (The Vilna Gaon)
Rabbi Schneur Zalman (The Alter Rebbe)
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan (The Chofetz Chaim)
Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapiro (The Piaseczno Rebbe)
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson
Rabbi Dr. Yosef Baer (J.D.) Soloveitchik (The Rav)
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- SURVIVAL CHALLENGE LEVEL 1: THE GREEK EMPIRE
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- SURVIVAL CHALLENGE LEVEL 3: THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE
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Greetings to you. I am an exclusive Christian Librarian from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. I have listened to your lectures on YouTube and am blessed. At our nearby village there are some very ancient writings which are similar to ancient hebrew language. If you can please help me with your email address, I will send these ancient writings with photographs. Hope you are interested as well as me. Thanking you.
Hello! I am blessed in turn by your kind words. Please do share the photographs, they sound fascinating. My personal email address is hmabramson@gmail.com.
Dear Dr Abramson, I love your Jewish history lectures. You did a lecture on the Socialist but left out Communist, Karl Marx. It will be interesting to have a lecture on him. Thank you
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