Show Notes
In response to Ellie's student reading on of Ilan's books, we take a tour of some of his claims and take his narrative of events to task in order to really understand the origins of Israel and the importance of nuance.
Want more history? Go back and listen to this series from the beginning, as Winston Churchill once said “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.” so we are going all the way back, so we can understand what is happening now and plan for the future.
Check out more about Rabbi Ken Spiro and his work at www.KenSpiro.com
Learn more about Ellie Bass and her work at www.elliebass.com
Learn more about The Jewish Family Institute at www.MyJFI.com
To send us questions and ideas for topics email us at [email protected]
Donations:
Many of you are asking what can you do to help. The best thing is to make donations to the organizations listed below. They are all IN ISRAEL. 100% of your money donated to the organizations below will go directly to help people in Israel now.
Right now these organizations are on the front line of their specialty helping where needed.
Magen Adom Israel
https://www.mdais.org/en/donation
Hadassah Hospital Israel
https://www.hadassah.org/donate/simple
United Hatzalah Israel
https://israelrescue.org/
Leket food Israel
https://www.leket.org/en/online-donation/
IDF Soldiers Fund in Israel
https://www.ufis.org.il/en/donation-en/
Zaka Israel
https://zakaworld.org/
To Buy Ken's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Crash-Course-Jewish-History-bySpiro/dp/B008A0NYHS
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