Jew Oughta Know
Jason Harris
From ancient history to current events, take yourself on a journey through the story of the Jewish People, from someone who has led hundreds of Jewish young professionals on trips throughout Israel. From the beginning of creation to modern Israel, each short episode is geared to appeal both to someone looking for the Jewish 101, as well as to those looking to go a bit beyond the basic story they already know. Check out the website at https://jewoughtaknow.com/. Enjoy!
Episodes
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May 12, 2019 • 21min
62. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Lost Menorah
The original menorah that you use at Hanukah went missing around 1,600 years ago. We know the Romans had it last. Was it destroyed? Misplaced? Hidden in the Vatican? There are all kinds of rumors, feel free to pick your favorite.
May 5, 2019 • 20min
61. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Golem
Something both living and dead has been hidden up in the attic of the Old-New Synagogue in Prague for the last 500 years.
Apr 28, 2019 • 20min
60. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: The Schneerson Collection
There is legal and diplomatic fighting (with celebrities!) between Chabad, Russia, and the United States over who is the rightful owner of tens of thousands of texts amassed by the leading rabbis of Chabad over the last several hundred years.
Apr 21, 2019 • 22min
59. Unsolved Jewish Mysteries: King David's Tomb
Kickoff to Season 3 on Unsolved Jewish Mysteries. Where is the tomb of King David, ancient Israel's greatest ruler?
Feb 10, 2019 • 27min
58. The Decision
Season finale on the History of Zionism. A look back at the full sweep of Zionism as the Jewish world waits for Ben Gurion to decide on declaring the Jewish State.
Feb 3, 2019 • 25min
57. Original Sin
In the push to take back Jerusalem Jewish fighters commit a horrible atrocity at Deir Yassin. The Arabs follow in kind. Just a few days before independence, the future Jewish state is in doubt.
Jan 27, 2019 • 26min
56. Civil War in Palestine
Palestine descends into civil war between Jews and Arabs immediately following the UN's vote for partition. Jewish communities come under siege while Ben Gurion orders the Jews not to retreat from a single inch of territory.
Jan 20, 2019 • 23min
55. Partition
Is there a just way to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews? The United Nations considers that question, and November 29, 1947, goes down as an historic day for the Jewish People.
Nov 18, 2018 • 23min
54. The Ship That Launched a Nation
Jewish resistance, not by killing people, but by rescuing them. The Haganah's difficult Aliyah Bet operation to bring Holocaust refugees to Palestine gets a huge PR boost.
Nov 11, 2018 • 24min
53. The Sergeants Affair
Menachem Begin pushes the bounds of morality in the final blow of the Jewish resistance against the British.
