Myths & More: Deciphering the Haskalah

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 9:51 p.m.

b"The Haskala\\xa0movement, was a Jewish movement of the 18th and 19th centuries which sought to implement changes in Jewish life and society. Often discussed yet just as often misunderstood, it is intriguing as it is confusing.\\nWas the haskala\\xa0the Jewish Enlightenment? When was this movement? Where did it take place? Can it even be classified\\xa0as a 'movement'? How so? Who were its primary personalities? How did they impact Jewish life? Is the rise of Jewish nationalism at the end of the 19th century related to haskala\\xa0movement of the earlier decades? When did the haskala\\xa0end?\\nIf there is one unifying characteristic of this very dispersed 'movement', it is the use of the written word as the primary mechanism and tool to get their message across. The rise in maskilic literature\\xa0took the form of newspapers, journals, poetry, novels, short stories and satire.\\nThe haskala movement sought to bring change to Jewish life in the modern world, and it played a significant role in the Jewish history of the 19th century.\\n\\xa0\\nTest your Jewish History trivia with the For the Record Purim quiz of Mishpacha Magazine: https://mishpacha.com/quiz-for-the-record/\\n\\xa0\\n\\nFor sponsorship opportunities about your favorite topics of Jewish history contact Yehuda at:\\xa0\\xa0yehuda@yehudageberer.com\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nSubscribe To Our Podcast on:\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nPodBean:\\xa0https://jsoundbites.podbean.com/\\n\\xa0\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter or Instagram at\\xa0@Jsoundbites\\nYou can email Yehuda at\\xa0yehuda@yehudageberer.com"