Ancient/Medieval Jewish History

The Jews of Medina rejected the prophecy of Muhammad.

After the death of King Solomon, two independent kingdoms emerged.

Where do Jews come from?

The original diaspora community.

During the Hellenistic and Roman periods, Jews established communities in new regions, from Antioch to Alexandria.

Jewish factions rebel against Roman rule in Palestine.

These two reformers charted a course for the future of Judaism.

Politics from Artaxerxes to Zerubbabel

From his day until the present, Rashi has been the most beloved of all medieval teachers.

The Karaites, biblical fundamentalists, challenged the authority of rabbinic Judaism.

The history of Kabbalah in Medieval Spain.

A Sephardic Jew records his impression of the city and its Jewish inhabitants in the twelfth century.