With the destruction of the Second Temple, the rabbis feared for the survival of Jewish life and practice. After generations of strong leaders kept learning alive, the Oral Law was written down for the first time to ensure it would always endure. This text — the Mishnah — still forms the basis of Jewish law or halacha millenia later. So who made the radical decision to write the laws down and what exactly does the Mishnah contain?

The Jewish Story Explained is based on the book "Letters to Auntie Fori: 5,000 Years of Jewish History and their Faith" by Martin Gilbert

Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:04 Pharisees vs. Sadducees
01:43 Pharisee leaders become Rabbis
02:06 Zugot in the Sanhedrin
02:58 Simeon ben Shetach
03:35 Beit Hillel
04:23 Rabban Gamliel and Rabban Simeon ben Gamliel
04:41 Beit Shammai
05:07 Hillel and Shammai
05:48 Tannaim and Chachamim - expansion of commentary on Oral Law
06:38 Famous Tannaim
06:57 The Beit Din in Yavne and the Galilee
07:22 Rav Judah Ha-Nasi compiles the Mishnah
09:16 Jewish life shifts to Torah study and practice
10:00 Overview of lead up to writing down the Oral Torah

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Co-Executive Producers:
- Shmuel Katz
- Melinda Goldrich

Gold Level:
- Goldrich Family Foundation
- Morrie Silverman & Lori Komisar

This series would not be possible without the generous support of Esther Gilbert and Michael Kagan

About Jewish Story Explained: Understand three thousand years of Jewish history in these short videos based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000-Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith by the renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn the Jewish story from the ancient Israelites of the Bible to Hellenization, the Jews of the Middle Ages to modern day, and more.

About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.

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