The Jews have a tradition that God always readies a new refuge before destruction comes on the old. This class looks at the early basis of Jewish life in Poland and the shift to their lives in Germany brought on by the Protestant Reformation. When we add to this the advent of the printing press we have a look at the foundations of the early modern era.
The Foundations of the Early Modern Era
Introduction
Mike Feuer
Rabbi Mike Feuer teaches Striving for the Divine, Rav Kook, and Jewish History at Pardes. He studied at Yeshivat HaMivtar, the Mir Yeshiva, and Sulam Yaakov, where he received rabbinic ordination and later served as Educational Director. Mike’s teaching combines rigorous textual analysis with a deep love of the poetry and spirituality found in Torah.
Since making aliyah in 2001, he has been the program director of a post-high school yeshiva and taught history, Jewish thought, and Bible in several Jerusalem yeshivot and midrashot. Today, as a consultant, spiritual counselor and creator of the Jewish Story podcast, Mike is driven by the power of story to shape our world.