Judaism: A Very Short Introduction

Compilation by Norman Solomon & David Horovitch

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Chapter 1: Who Are the Jews? Part 1
    1:12
  2. 2.
    Chapter 1, Part 2: Who the Jews Used to Be
    3:32
  3. 3.
    Chapter 1, Part 3: How Jews Used to Think of Themselves
    2:29
  4. 4.
    Chapter 1, Part 4: Who the Jews Think They Are Now
    1:51
  5. 5.
    Chapter 1, Part 5: Who the Jews Think They Are Now (cont.)
    1:39
  6. 6.
    Chapter 1, Part 6: Who the Jews Think They Are Now (cont.)
    3:38
  7. 7.
    Chapter 1, Part 7: Who the Jews Think They Are Now (cont.)
    2:53
  8. 8.
    Chapter 1, Part 8: Where Are Jews to Be Found
    1:05
  9. 9.
    Chapter 1, Part 9: Contemporary Identity
    2:55
  10. 10.
    Chapter 2: How Did Judaism and Christianity Split Up? Part 1
    7:10
  11. 11.
    Chapter 2, Part 2: Where Did Judaism and Christianity Come From?
    4:17
  12. 12.
    Chapter 2, Part 3: Why Did They Split Up?
    5:46
  13. 13.
    Chapter 2, Part 4: How Did They Both Define Themselves?
    3:43
  14. 14.
    Chapter 2, Part 5: How Did They Both Define Themselves? (cont.)
    0:34
  15. 15.
    Chapter 3: How Did Judaism Develop? Part 1
    2:20
  16. 16.
    Chapter 3, Part 2: Judah Ha-Nasi—Scholar, Saint, Leader
    4:04
  17. 17.
    Chapter 3, Part 3: Stamaim—The Nameless Ones
    2:59
  18. 18.
    Chapter 3, Part 4: Kahina Dahiya Bint Thabbita Ibn Tifan—Warrior
    1:44
  19. 19.
    Chapter 3, Part 5: Saadia Gaon (882–942)—Philosopher
    4:56
  20. 20.
    Chapter 3, Part 6: Rashi (1040–1105)—Commentator
    4:08
  21. 21.
    Chapter 3, Part 7: Abraham Ibn Ezra (1089–1164)—Poet
    1:52
  22. 22.
    Chapter 3, Part 8: Moses Maimonides [Rambam] (1138–1204)—Philosopher, Codifier, and Physician
    4:06
  23. 23.
    Chapter 3, Part 9: Abraham Abulafia (1240 – c. 1300)—Ecstatic Mystic
    3:54
  24. 24.
    Chapter 3, Part 10: Gracia Nasi (c. 1510 – c. 1569)—Benefactress
    6:00

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Chapter 3, Part 11: Baal Shem Tov (c. 1700 – 1760)—Hasidism
    4:19
  2. 2.
    Chapter 3, Part 12: Moses Mendelssohn (1729–1786)—Enlightenment
    5:11
  3. 3.
    Chapter 4: The Calendar and Festivals, Part 1
    4:38
  4. 4.
    Chapter 4, Part 2: The Pilgrim Festivals
    2:41
  5. 5.
    Chapter 4, Part 3: The Pilgrim Festivals (cont.)
    3:20
  6. 6.
    Chapter 4, Part 4: Days of Awe
    5:04
  7. 7.
    Chapter 4, Part 5: Days of Awe (cont.)
    3:45
  8. 8.
    Chapter 4, Part 6: Fast Days
    0:38
  9. 9.
    Chapter 5: The Spiritual Life—Prayer, Meditation, Torah. Part 1
    4:43
  10. 10.
    Chapter 5, Part 2: What Is Prayer?
    2:38
  11. 11.
    Chapter 5, Part 3: To Whom Are Prayers Directed?
    2:46
  12. 12.
    Chapter 5, Part 4: Does Prayer Work?
    1:58
  13. 13.
    Chapter 5, Part 5: The Liturgy
    2:56
  14. 14.
    Chapter 5, Part 6: Attitude in Prayer
    2:02
  15. 15.
    Chapter 5, Part 7: Poets and Singers of the Synagogue
    5:20
  16. 16.
    Chapter 5, Part 8: Love of God
    3:18
  17. 17.
    Chapter 5, Part 9: Learning
    4:28
  18. 18.
    Chapter 6: Making a Jewish Home, Part 1
    1:08
  19. 19.
    Chapter 6, Part 2: Tzedaka
    2:39
  20. 20.
    Chapter 6, Part 3: Mezuza
    2:31
  21. 21.
    Chapter 6, Part 4: Books and Education
    2:36
  22. 22.
    Chapter 6, Part 5: Kosher Food
    4:33
  23. 23.
    Chapter 6, Part 6: Sexual and Personal Relationships
    4:49
  24. 24.
    Chapter 6, Part 7: Life Cycle
    0:41
  25. 25.
    Chapter 6, Part 8: Birth
    0:35

Disc 3

  1. 1.
    Chapter 6, Part 9: Growing Up
    1:07
  2. 2.
    Chapter 6, Part 10: Marriage
    2:02
  3. 3.
    Chapter 6, Part 11: Parenthood
    0:21
  4. 4.
    Chapter 6, Part 12: Mid-Life
    0:19
  5. 5.
    Chapter 6, Part 13: Old Age
    0:36
  6. 6.
    Chapter 6, Part 14: Death
    1:36
  7. 7.
    Chapter 7: Out of the Ghetto, Into the Whirlwind. Part 1
    6:09
  8. 8.
    Chapter 7, Part 2: Reform Judaism
    6:08
  9. 9.
    Chapter 7, Part 3: Reform Judaism (cont.)
    3:09
  10. 10.
    Chapter 7, Part 4: Orthodox Judaism
    5:14
  11. 11.
    Chapter 7, Part 5: Conservative Judaism
    1:30
  12. 12.
    Chapter 7, Part 6: Reconstructionist Judaism
    1:02
  13. 13.
    Chapter 8, Part 7: Twentieth-Century Judaism
    2:59
  14. 14.
    Chapter 8, Part 8: Zionism, Religion, and the State of Israel
    4:51
  15. 15.
    Chapter 8, Part 9: Holocaust Theology
    5:58
  16. 16.
    Chapter 8, Part 10: Some Regard the Holocaust as an Act of God's Righteous Judgement
    5:03
  17. 17.
    Chapter 8, Part 11: God
    4:15
  18. 18.
    Chapter 8, Part 12: Feminism
    5:57
  19. 19.
    Chapter 9, Part 13: 'Eternal Law', Changing Times
    4:29
  20. 20.
    Chapter 9, Part 14: Abortion
    7:34
  21. 21.
    Chapter 9, Part 15: Euthanasia
    4:25
  22. 22.
    Chapter 9, Part 16: Surrogate Motherhood
    1:59
  23. 23.
    Chapter 9, Part 17: Conclusion
    1:55

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