Crash Course

There were three major reasons that the center of Jewish life shifted from Babylon to Spain starting around the year...

The spread of the Jews from Babylon to North Africa and Europe is remarkable and based on the legend of...

Despite his turbulent life, Rabbi Saadiah Gaon's clear insight and influence of knowledge have remained part and parcel of the...

As the Jews settled into life under the Muslims, dealing with its good and bad influences, the heretical Karaite movement...

In less than a century, Islam swept through the Arabian Peninsula. Even as the Muslims became the new leaders of...

As Europe entered the Dark Ages, and the Church formulated anti-Semitic doctrines, the Jews completed the Talmud and preserved Judaism...

When Constantine, the emperor of Rome, became a Christian it meant that the empire became Christian, with momentous consequences for...

From a sect of Jews to a world dominating religion that defeated the Roman Empire, the story of Christianity is...

The shift of Jewish life from Israel to Babylon marked a transitional period fraught with danger. Luckily, such leaders emerged...

The Mishnah Rabbi Judah the Prince was not only wealthy and head of the Sanhedrin. His greatest accomplishment transcended the...