In this episode, we learn about the hidden messages or "Secret Code" of the Books of Daniel, and Esther and we learn about the Decree of Cyrus. The course of Jewish History changes because the Persian Empire takes over the Babylonian Empire, Jews go from a position of subservience to becoming...

We discuss the continuing story of the First Exile, the exile to Babylon. We will answer the following questions: Was the Land left Completely empty? Who was exiled? What changed about Judaism in Babylon? We refer both to the Biblical history, as recorded in the Bible and the Book of Ezekiel. We...

We learn about the Diaspora, the dispersal of Jews around the world, where it began, and how it forms a part of Jewish Ethnicity. The Jewish story of dispersal begins in Egypt before the 5th century, we discuss the problems with dating the community. We use the Elephantine papyri to explore the...