In this Jewish history crash course, David discusses the period between the 16th and 21st centuries. Don't miss this fascinating lecture in which David will examine, among other things:

- the influence of huge intellectual figures on Jewish life, including the Ari, the Gra, and the Baal Shem Tov
- the reach and influence of fluctuating centres of Jewish life, including those in Italy, Ottoman Empire, and Eastern Europe
- the impact of the settlement of the new world forJewish life and communities
- the impact of post-Lurianic Kabbalah and Chassidism
- the Haskallah - Jewish Enlightenment
- emancipation and assimilation
- the splintering of the Jewish world into Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox Judaism
- the Holocaust and its precursors
- the establishment of the State of Israel

 This is part five of David Solomon's renowned six-part lecture series that explores the past 4,000 years of Jewish history, filled with extraordinary events and remarkable figures whose contributions changed the world.

For part one https://youtu.be/gGwUrlGLCeI

 For part two https://youtu.be/3Fd_A_8uXhM

For part three https://youtu.be/RBydKiSrgaw

For part four https://youtu.be/2CuThaJqYsY

For part six https://youtu.be/3_siopxWabY

This series was sponsored by Chabad South Africa and Daminyan Shule, Melbourne.

Find David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

David is also renowned for his talk, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour https://youtu.be/GUlM2a2tsOM

For more information about David and his teaching go to davidsolomon.online

Images:

Jan Piwarski, Jewish merchants in XIX century Warsaw

Picture of David by y Stephan Röehl and used under a Creative Commons licence http://www.stephan-roehl.de