In the 20th century, the Jewish people once again found themselves battling for survival and control of the land of Israel. In this podcast episode, the final part of this four-part series on Great Battles in Jewish History, David examines two military episodes from the past century – the Battle of Latrun in 1948 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. In doing so, he explores the background, geo-political considerations, key personalities, and implications of these decisive moments from modern Jewish history.
For listeners of the podcast, we have provided a series of maps in pdf (below as jpegs) as a substitute for David’s illustrations on the whiteboard.
English: Sinai maps, from the US Military Academy History archives. Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1973_sinai_war_maps.jpg
Sinai maps, from the US Military Academy History archives. Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1973_sinai_war_maps2.jpg
Yom Kippur War 1973 on the Golan heights. Department of History, U.S. Military Academy. Public Domain.
Self-made line drawing of a map of Israel’s territories before and after the Yom Kippur War by Raul654. Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yom_Kippur_War_map.svg
This Jewish history lecture includes discussions on the:
Battle of Latrun and the Yom Kippur War
key personalities from the time like Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and Ariel Sharon
historical context of the conflicts, including the Cold War and its focus on the Middle East
failings and success in leadership
continued importance of geography and intelligence
importance of counter-offensives
role played by these battles for future peace agreements.
Find more of David Solomon’s podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah here.
A Podcast on the Prophets of Israel in Tanach (Hebrew Bible)
It is impossible to understand the impact of the prophets of Israel without placing them in their historical and cultural contexts. In this podcast episode, David sets the fascinating historical background to the emergence of the second of the ‘major prophets’, Jeremiah (Yeremiyahu). He expands on the powerful and challenging messages that Jeremiah delivers to his contemporaries – many of which still strongly resonate today. David also examines the life and character of this remarkable but reluctant prophet, including his struggle with the demanding responsibilities placed upon him by G-d and the consequences that this enormous role in Jewish History would have for him.
Rembrandt: Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem. Pubic Domain.
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