The Jewish Origin Story: Abraham, Idols, and Sacrifice

The Jewish Story Explained is a “you never got info like this at Hebrew school” trip through the past 3,000 years of the Jewish experience.

There are miracles, destruction, sibling rivalry, and child sacrifice.  

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