History of Rosh Hashanah (2:47)
In Hebrew Rosh Hashanah means head of the year and is the first of 10 Jewish high holy days that end with Yom Kippur.
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History of Rosh Hashanah
History of Rosh HashanahVideo Clip (2:47)
Video Clip (2:47)
In Hebrew Rosh Hashanah means head of the year and is the first of 10 Jewish high holy days that end with Yom Kippur.
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Ask A Rabbi: Rosh Hashanah
Ask A Rabbi: Rosh HashanahVideo Clip (3:14)
Video Clip (3:14)
What is Rosh Hashanah? History.com's Ask a Rabbi series describes and defines this most important Jewish Holiday.
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History of Passover
History of PassoverVideo Clip (4:40)
Video Clip (4:40)
A brief look at the history of Passover
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Ask a Rabbi: What is Passover?
Ask a Rabbi: What is Passover?Video Clip (2:24)
Video Clip (2:24)
In this Ask a Rabbi video, learn why Passover is the celebration of the liberation of the ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. They left Egypt, crossing the Red Sea into the Sinai desert to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah and founded Israel.
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Origins of Hanukkah
Origins of HanukkahVideo Clip (4:00)
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Hanukkah celebrates the triumph of Jewish people over religious persecution.
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Ask a Rabbi: Hanukkah
Ask a Rabbi: HanukkahVideo Clip (2:39)
Video Clip (2:39)
What is Hanukkah? History.com's Ask a Rabbi explains Hanukkah and this Jewish holiday's customs.
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Moses and Mt. Sinai
Moses and Mt. SinaiVideo Clip (3:26)
Video Clip (3:26)
This video briefly looks at the history of Israel starting at the plains of Moab, and takes a look at the covenant between Moses and God.
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Hanukkah
Hanukkah(8 Photos)
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Speeches & Audio (1)
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Israel Fights Arab Nations in Yom Kippur War
Israel Fights Arab Nations in Yom Kippur WarAudio Clip (1:43)
Audio Clip (1:43)
Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban speaks to the media about the origins of the Yom Kippur War.
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