<b>This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at <a href="https://edenbeitshemesh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">info@edenbeitshemesh.com</a> for more details. <br /><br /></b><b>Noam Taragin, son of our previous guest Rabbi Moshe Taragin, was seriously injured in Lebanon. We ask to <a href="https://new.tehilimyahad.com/mr.jsp?r=jMO9KjCd6A9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pray</a> for his quick healing: Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit.</b><br /><b><br /></b>In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to Malka Simkovich—a scholar of Jewish history, the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society, and a three-time 18Forty guest—about previous Jewish diasporas. <br /><br />We tend to think of “Israel-diaspora relations” as a modern phenomenon. But, as Dr. Simkovich reminds us, that situation existed well over 2,000 years ago, when some Jews returned to the Land of Israel following the Babylonian exile while others remained abroad. In this episode we discuss:<b><br /></b><br /><ul><li>What are the differences between the notions of <i>golah</i>, diaspora, and <i>galut</i>?</li><li>Did ancient diaspora Jews have a political equivalent to “supporting Israel”? </li><li>How should Jews live when in a partial state of exile?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about the “proto-messianic mindset” throughout Jewish history and today. <br /><b><br /></b>Interview begins at 8:58.<br /><br />Dr. Malka Simkovich is the director and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society and previously served as the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She earned a doctoral degree in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism from Brandeis University and a Master’s degree in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University. She is the author of <i><a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=dac5e80ac1&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=d1ec36585e&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism</a></i> (2018), and<i> <a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=7312b6f37a&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Letters From Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity</a></i>, (2024). This is her third time speaking on 18Forty.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/malka-simkovich-the-mystery-of-the-jewish-people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Malka Simkovich: The Mystery of the Jewish People</a>”<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/malka-simkovich-secrets-of-second-temple-judaism/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Malka Simkovich: The Secrets of Second Temple Judaism</a>”<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Home-Creation-Diaspora-Antiquity/dp/1646022750" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity</a></i> by Malka Z. Simkovich<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/The_Antiquities_of_the_Jews?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>The Antiquities of the Jews</i></a> by Josephus<br /><br /><a...

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Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? [Israel & Diaspora 2/5]

NOV 19, 202475 MIN
18Forty Podcast

Malka Simkovich: When Did The Jewish Diaspora Begin? [Israel & Diaspora 2/5]

NOV 19, 202475 MIN

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<b>This episode is sponsored by Eden Beit Shemesh. Contact Rina Weinberg at <a href="https://edenbeitshemesh.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email protected]</a> for more details. <br /><br /></b><b>Noam Taragin, son of our previous guest Rabbi Moshe Taragin, was seriously injured in Lebanon. We ask to <a href="https://new.tehilimyahad.com/mr.jsp?r=jMO9KjCd6A9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">pray</a> for his quick healing: Noam Avraham ben Atara Shlomit.</b><br /><b><br /></b>In this episode of the <i>18Forty Podcast</i>, we talk to Malka Simkovich—a scholar of Jewish history, the editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society, and a three-time 18Forty guest—about previous Jewish diasporas. <br /><br />We tend to think of “Israel-diaspora relations” as a modern phenomenon. But, as Dr. Simkovich reminds us, that situation existed well over 2,000 years ago, when some Jews returned to the Land of Israel following the Babylonian exile while others remained abroad. In this episode we discuss:<b><br /></b><br /><ul><li>What are the differences between the notions of <i>golah</i>, diaspora, and <i>galut</i>?</li><li>Did ancient diaspora Jews have a political equivalent to “supporting Israel”? </li><li>How should Jews live when in a partial state of exile?</li></ul>Tune in to hear a conversation about the “proto-messianic mindset” throughout Jewish history and today. <br /><b><br /></b>Interview begins at 8:58.<br /><br />Dr. Malka Simkovich is the director and editor-in-chief of the Jewish Publication Society and previously served as the Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies and Director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. She earned a doctoral degree in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism from Brandeis University and a Master’s degree in Hebrew Bible from Harvard University. She is the author of <i><a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=dac5e80ac1&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Making of Jewish Universalism: From Exile to Alexandria</a></i> (2016), <i><a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=d1ec36585e&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism</a></i> (2018), and<i> <a href="https://18forty.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e5fe6ac24e4238308a750e693&amp;id=7312b6f37a&amp;e=fcdb67fc0f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Letters From Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity</a></i>, (2024). This is her third time speaking on 18Forty.<br /><b><br />References:</b><br /><b><br /></b><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/malka-simkovich-the-mystery-of-the-jewish-people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Malka Simkovich: The Mystery of the Jewish People</a>”<br /><br /><i>18Forty Podcast</i>: “<a href="https://18forty.org/podcast/malka-simkovich-secrets-of-second-temple-judaism/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Malka Simkovich: The Secrets of Second Temple Judaism</a>”<br /><br /><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Home-Creation-Diaspora-Antiquity/dp/1646022750" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Letters from Home: The Creation of Diaspora in Jewish Antiquity</a></i> by Malka Z. Simkovich<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/The_Antiquities_of_the_Jews?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>The Antiquities of the Jews</i></a> by Josephus<br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Elephantine-Papyri-English-Cross-Cultural-Civilisation/dp/1589836286/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kb78HDhWt4boc_gxP4vX4d7C41yAVzzmPc-dWaW1ewq_PKr1Jxf6KtP9ewKQHAmCoPDZKR8QR9V5YpDhtjoD1YeLcQ3XHQrv-sJPD5HzP_h9JYugWzAn1lFIV8stvr5gXnyx_FedsKQkd6DydEQdF6bEM7V47m6YzIxkQaW8q-86Pe339zvYLfwd6MiZeTi7HcXhMLp8qUl8xanahexotEDHX9wq78g9Fm8qElZKDy8.GlvBvNWSMTaMkGSlCGb7Z5Uf9pbrFtzTg45gPrC9bcs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;qid=1731992231&amp;refinements=p_27%3ABezalel+Porten&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>The Elephantine Papyri in English: Three Millennia of Cross-Cultural Continuity and Change</i></a> by Bezalel Porten<br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Rosh_Hashanah.18b.1?ven=William_Davidson_Edition_-_English&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=all&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>Rosh Hashanah</i> 18b</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Ben_Sira?tab=contents" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ben Sira</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.sefaria.org/Zechariah.8.19?ven=Tanakh:_The_Holy_Scriptures,_published_by_JPS&amp;lang=bi&amp;with=Translations&amp;lang2=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Zechariah 8:19</a><b><br /></b><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/18forty-podcast--4344730/support</a>.