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Around this time period, this man, the first of the Avot entered into a covenant with Hashem and began the story of the Jewish people.
Who is Avraham? c. 2000 BCE
This king conquered Yerushalayim and made it the capital of the Jewish kingdom.
Who is David HaMelech / King David?
c. 1000 BCE — David captures Yerushalayim
Following the Bar Kokhba Revolt in 135 CE, the Romans renamed the province of Judaea to this name in an effort to reshape the region's identity.
What is Syria Palaestina?
135 CE — Bar Kokhba Revolt; Judaea renamed Syria Palaestina, and Jerusalem rebuilt as Aelia Capitolina
This famous Torah commentator lived in France and wrote explanations on Torah and Talmud.
Who is Rashi?
1040–1105 CE — Life of Rashi
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Each group has 20 seconds to write the best Alef in Print
This son of Yaakov was sold by his brothers, brought to Egypt, and eventually saved his family during a famine.
Who is yosef? c. 1700 BCE — Yosef in Mitzrayim and the beginning of Bnei Yisrael in Egypt
This king built the First Beit HaMikdash in Yerushalayim.
Who is Shlomo HaMelech / King Solomon?
c. 960 BCE — Construction of Beit HaMikdash HaRishon
This important Jewish text was compiled by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi around this time.
What is the Mishnah?
c. 200 CE — Completion of the Mishnah
This event in 1492 caused thousands of Jews to leave Spain.
What is the Alhambra Decree (Expulsion from Spain)?
1492ce — Alhambra Decree, mandating the expulsion of unconverted Jews from Spain.
** YAY IM A SACRIFICE **
You have 3 minutes to bring the most biblically accurate sacrifice (Korban)
This event marks the moment when Bnei Yisrael were freed from slavery in Egypt.
What is Yetziat Mitzrayim / Pesach / Exodus?
c. 1400 BCE — Exodus from Egypt
After his death, the kingdom divided. This northern kingdom was eventually conquered by Assyria, while the southern kingdom continued under the House of David.
What is the creation of Judea and Samaria?
📍 Timeline Marker:
930 BCE — Division of the Kingdom
This major work of Jewish law and discussion was completed by the sages of Bavel.
What is the Talmud Bavli?
c. 500 CE — Completion of the Babylonian Talmud
This city became a major center of Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah in the 1500s.
What is Tzfat (Safed)?
1500s CE — Kabbalistic center of Tzfat
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Each group has to hold up their "jesus" from underneath their arms and raise them off the floor for 30 seconds
At this mountain, Moshe Rabbeinu received the Torah and Bnei Yisrael entered into a covenant with Hashem.
What is Har Sinai?
c. 1300 BCE — Matan Torah
This empire destroyed the First Beit HaMikdash and sent our people into exile.
Who are the Babylonians (Bavel)?
586 BCE — Destruction of the 1st Beit HaMikdash (HaRishon) and Galut Bavel
This city became one of the greatest centers of Torah scholarship during this period.
What is Bavel (Babylonia)?
500–1000 CE — Babylonian Jewish leadership
This tragedy from 1933–1945 resulted in the murder of six million Jews.
What is the Shoah?
1933–1945 — Holocaust
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You are fleeing spain after the Alhambra decree, and you have 4 minutes to leave the country, but of course, because your spanish, you have to salsa away. The song 4 minutes by Justin timberlake will play and you must only take one (salsa) step at a time, trying to not be tagged Queen Isabella.
These twelve groups, descended from the sons of Yaakov Avinu, each received an inheritance in Eretz Yisrael during the time of Yehoshua.
What are the Twelve Tribes of Israel?
c. 1200 BCE — Tribal inheritances established in Eretz Yisrael
This holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Beit HaMikdash after the victory of the Chashmonaim over the Seleucid Greeks.
What is Chanukah?
164 BCE — Chanukah: Rededication of the Second Beit HaMikdash
After the Jewish people entered the Diaspora, different communities developed around the world. Jews from Central and Eastern Europe became known as this group; Jews from Spain and Portugal became known as this group; Jews from the Middle East became known as this group; and the ancient Jewish community of Ethiopia became known by this name.
What are Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Mizrahi, and Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews)?
📍 Timeline Marker:
c. 900 - 1000 CE onward — Development of major Jewish Diaspora communities
This year marks the declaration of Jewish independence and the establishment of the modern Jewish state.
What is 1948 — Medinat Yisrael?
1948 — Establishment of the State of Israel
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