Jewish History - Ashkenazi Jewry - Discussion (12b of 20 sessions)

Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean for North America of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, continues his discussion of the IISHJ's Adult Education Curriculum, An Introduction to Jewish History.
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Rashi was the one who changed the place of Ashkenaz from near Turkey to Near France and Germany.

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Rashi on Tanach is less a commentator and more a compiler of rabbinical perspectives and sayings, thus Orthodox Jews study him to provide the officially sanctioned view of the text.

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I had no idea about blood libel! This takes modern conspiracy theories into an even more sinister place for me 😢