Ever felt there couldn’t be anything to say about Moses than hasn’t already been said? Turns out there’s plenty. That’s why we’re taking another look at this reluctant prophet and unpacking a story that ends with the emergence of a nation that will play an influential role throughout history.

The Jewish Story Explained is based on the book "Letters to Auntie Fori: 5,000 Years of Jewish History and their Faith" by Martin Gilbert

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:46 Moses' mother Jocheved/Yocheved
01:31 Moses' sister Miriam
02:07 Moses the Prince of Egypt
02:21 Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian
03:07 God speaks through a burning bush
04:06 God inflicts the 10 plagues on Egypt
05:18 The Hebrew flee Egypt
05:54 Complaints and miracles in the desert
06:35 Receiving the 10 Commandments
07:26 Worshipping the Golden Calf
07:48 Receiving the 10 Commandments...again
08:09 The first monotheistic religion
08:25 The 10 spies
09:25 Shaping the Jewish People into a nation
09:52 Moses hits the rock
10:37 The world's first liberation movement
11:24 Outro


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CoExecutive Producers:
Shmuel Katz
Melinda Goldrich

Gold Level:
Irving I Moskowitz Foundation
Goldrich Family Foundation

Silver Level:
Andrea & Larry Gill
Betsy & Philip Darivoff

Bronze Level:
Diane & Les Botnick

This series would not be possible without the generous support of Esther Gilbert and Michael Kagan


About Jewish Story Explained: Understand three thousand years of Jewish history in these short videos based on the book Letters to Auntie Fori: The 5,000Year History of the Jewish People and Their Faith by the renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert. Learn the Jewish story from the ancient Israelites of the Bible to Hellenization, the Jews of the Middle Ages to modern day, and more.

About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking.

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