{"product_id":"the-world-that-was-eretz-yisrael-the-holy-land-as-the-nexus-of-jewish-identity-book-1","title":"The World That Was: Eretz Yisrael - The Holy Land As The Nexus Of Jewish Identity Book 1","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003e\u003ctr style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003e\u003ctd class=\"bookDetails\" style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size: line-height:\u003eBook I: Upheaval and Renaissance By Rabbi A. Leib Scheinbaum  \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 6pt 0px; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px; line-height: 16px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eWith scrupulous attention to historical accuracy, profound understanding of Torah hashkafah, and its magnificent collection of photographs, charts and illustrations, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eThe World That Was Eretz Yisrael\u003c\/span\u003e is the latest addition to The \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eWorld That Was \u003c\/span\u003eseries. These volumes have been hailed worldwide for offering readers a fascinating, Torah-oriented perspective on the history of the Jewish communities in various countries. Now, once again, the author meticulously presents the richly layered account of seminal events in the history of the holy, beloved land of Eretz Yisrael, the heart of the Jewish People.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 6pt 0px; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px; line-height: 16px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif\u003ePromised to our ancestors, Eretz Yisrael was the Jewish homeland for over 1,000 years. In this exceedingly long exile of close to two millennia, it has remained our hope, our dream, the destination of our hearts' desire, the place we turn to in our prayers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 6pt 0px; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px; line-height: 16px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif\u003eVolume One of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eThe World That Was: Eretz Yisrael \u003c\/span\u003eexplores its history from the aftermath of the First Temple to the beginning of the Twentieth Century. And what an incredible history: The turbulent Second Temple era, the momentous redacting of the Mishnah, the saintly Tannaim and Amoraim, the Moslem, Crusader, and Ottoman conquests, the writing of the Zohar and, later, the Shulchan Aruch. And of course, the various aliyah movements, from the students of the Baal Shem Tov, Vilna Gaon and Chasam Sofer, to the survivors of the Holocaust. All of them were courageous Jews who followed their hearts' passionate call and came to build what was then a desolate, dangerous land. With uncompromising commitment and love, they triumphed over unimaginable challenges to build Yerushalayim's Old Yishuv and develop the rest of the Land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin: 6pt 0px; font-size: 16px; padding: 0px; line-height: 16px; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: square; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eThe World That Was: Eretz Yisrael \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: \" palatino linotype antiqua serif font-size:\u003eis the riveting story of the unbreakable bond between Hashem, His People, and His beautiful, Holy Land.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artscroll Mesorah","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42254467006629,"sku":"9781422625279","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/978-1422625279_1b5b806e-332d-44f3-b7de-d02dfd4d8612.jpg?v=1725093970","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/the-world-that-was-eretz-yisrael-the-holy-land-as-the-nexus-of-jewish-identity-book-1","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}