Welcome to "Big Picture" Jewish Education.
Overview videos that put you on the map of Jewish learning.
Have No Fear!
If you're just beginning your journey in Jewish learning or are somewhere in the middle but feel lost in the forest, you'll get clarity and confidence with ease.
Absolutely no prior knowledge necessary. (Zip, Zero, Nada).
The Crash Course
in Torah
The Torah is the foundation for everything Jewish. It gives you the historical, philosophical, spiritual and ethical background of the Jewish people. You'll walk away from this course with a clear map of the entire Torah knowing all the major events, personalities, concepts and laws in a clear, easy to remember framework to build upon.
Genesis
1. The Overall Organization of the Five Books
2. The First Twenty Generations
3. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs - Introduction
4. The Patriarchs and Matriarchs - Their Lives
5. The Conflict Between Joseph and His Brothers
6. The Overall Timeline in the Torah
Exodus
7. The Egyptian Experience
8. The Ten Commandments
9. The Building of the Tabernacle
10. The Golden Calf
11. The Centrality of the Tabernacle
Leviticus
12. The Temple Offerings
13. The Priesthood
14. Introduction to Holiness
15. Holiness - The Specifics
The Crash Course
in Jewish History
This Jewish history course will save you TONS of time. It's so easy to get lost in our 3,300 year journey through the ages, keeping track of Jews scattered to the four corners of the earth. In this course we first map out the four different phases of Jewish history and then introduce all the events in their proper context. You'll walk away with a clear timeline and tremendous amount of understanding of how we arrived at where we are today.
Introduction
1. Four Unique Features of Jewish History
2. The One Minute Map to Jewish History
The Ancient World
3. Mastering the 4,300 Year Timeline
4. From Adam to Abraham
5. 500 Years of National Formation
6. 1000 Years of Prophecy
7. Why Prophecy Came to an End
8. The Second Temple Era
9. The Development of Mishna and Talmud
10. Why the Talmud is So Important
The Middle Ages
11. Introduction
12. The Rise of Christianity and Islam
13. The Crusades, Libels and Black Death
14. Conversion, Inquisition and Expulsions
15. Economic Hardships
16. Rashi, Maimonides, Rav Yosef Caro
17. The Kaballah
18. The Crisis of the False Messiah
The Enlightenment Challenge
19. Introduction to the Enlightenment
20. The Rise of the Jewish Question
21. The Chasidim and Misnagdim
22. Conversions and the Reform Movement
23. Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism
24. The Rise of Anti-Semitism
The Modern Era and Israel
25. Theodor Herzl and the Rise of Zionism
26. Britain's Support and the Balfour Declaration
27. Why Britain Gives Up Her Mandate
28. The Birth of the State of Israel
29. A Nation of Immigrants
30. Arab Hostility and the Existential Threat
31. Israel and Diaspora Jewry
The Crash Course
in Jewish Holidays
Introduction
1. The Jewish Concept of Time
2. How the Jewish Calendar Works
3. The Three Biblical Festivals
The Jewish Holidays
4. The Crash Course on Passover
5. The Crash Course on Shavuot
6. The Crash Course on Tisha B'Av
7. The Crash Course on Rosh Hashana
8. The Crash Course on Yom Kippur
9. The Crash Course on Sukkot (Coming Soon)
10. The Crash Course on Chanukah
11. The Crash Course on Purim
The Crash Course in Jewish Tradition
1. The Nature of Jewish Tradition
2. How Jewish Nationhood is Different
3. The Concept of Two Torahs
4. Five Reasons for an Oral Torah
5. How Torah Study is Different
6. Introduction to the Commandments
More Video Lessons in Development (Coming Soon)
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