Track the pivotal events and ideas – from the Temple’s fall and the rise of Torah study to the Kabbalistic revolution and modern emancipation – that reshaped Jewish identity and destiny. Join Tamar Falkson and the Academy on an engaging thought-filled journey that looks at how the choices made at these crossroads forged the Judaism we live today.

When Heaven Went Silent

Explore how a devastated, exiled people resisted assimilation, relearned to hear G-d in the silence, and rebuilt communal purpose after the destruction of the First Temple.

From Sword to Scroll

Follow the transformation from national sovereignty to a text-centred faith: the fall of the Second Temple and the Bar Kochba revolt which led to the codifying of the Oral Tradition, and the birth of a Judaism portable through exile.

G‑d Needs Us

Examine the seismic impact of the Zohar and Kabbalistic thought: its debates, its spiritual renaissance, and its far-reaching influence on movements from Chassidut to modern mystical trends.

When Jews Let Go of G‑d - and G‑d Refused to Let Go

Survey the modern upheaval of emancipation, enlightenment and nationalism, and the divergent Jewish responses – from Reform to the Haskalah, Orthodoxy and Chareidism – and the forces that propelled the return to nationhood.