History of the Jews Quotes

“There’s a lovely Hasidic story of a rabbi who always told his people that if they studied the Torah, it would put scripture on their hearts. One of them asked, ‘Why on our hearts, and not in them?’ The rabbi answered, “Only God can put scripture inside. But reading sacred text can put it on your heart, and then when your hearts break, the holy words will fall inside.”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“as”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“located in modern-day Iraq, near the city of Nasiriyah. According”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“Wishing to wipe all memory of Judea from the map, the Romans had the audacity to rename the region Syria Palaestina (“Palestinian Syria”), apparently as an insult to the Jews since it was a Roman variation of the Jews ancestral adversary—the Philistines.”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“after a few decades, the Jews were once again marginalized and despised for their faith.”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“The Grand Inquisitor,”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2

“Be careful in your relations with the government; for they draw no man close to themselves except for their own interests. They appear as friends when it is to their advantage, but they do not stand by a man in his time of stress.” —Gamaliel”
― Captivating History, History of the Jews: A Captivating Guide to Jewish History, Starting from the Ancient Israelites through Roman Rule to World War 2