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Video class May 4, 2026 27 min

Let My People Know: The Torah Secret Behind Israel That Most Jews Don't Know

Welcome to a conversation that goes far deeper than politics. In a world where Israel’s legitimacy is debated in the media, in the streets, and even within Jewish communities themselves, the Torah offers a perspective that is ancient, grounded, and profoundly relevant to every Jew alive today. Whether you are deeply observant or just beginning to explore your Jewish identity, this teaching will forever change how you see the Land of Israel — not as a political controversy, but as a spiritual covenant woven into the very fabric of Jewish existence since the dawn of our people. From the promise to Abraham, to the oaths of the Talmud, to the miraculous blooming of a once-desolate land, we are living inside a story 3,300 years in the making. Join us for this essential, eye-opening Torah exploration — and discover why for the Jewish people, there is truly no place like home.

This teaching draws on the foundational Torah principle that Israel is not merely a homeland for a stateless people — it is the divinely ordained base from which the Jewish people fulfill their eternal mission given at Mount Sinai. Rabbi Weinberg walks us through the Talmud’s “Three Oaths” (Shvuat HaShelosha) — the much-misused argument that Jews were forbidden to establish a state before the Messianic era — and provides the authoritative Torah rebuttal: when the nations violated their corresponding oath not to persecute the Jewish people, the Jewish side of the agreement was nullified. Beyond the legal argument, the deeper message is this: Israel is not ours because of politics, military strength, or UN resolutions. Israel is ours because it is the only land on earth that responds to the Jewish soul — and three millennia of history prove it.

Filmed in the 1990’s on TV - Let My People Know.

🕰️ Detailed Navigation:

📖 Primary Sources & References:

  • Bereishit (Genesis): Covenant of the Land with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
  • Shemot (Exodus): Mission at Mount Sinai requiring a national homeland
  • Talmud Bavli, Ketubot 111a: The Three Oaths (Shvuat HaShelosha)
  • Theodor Herzl & early Zionist history: Uganda Proposal (1903 Zionist Congress)
  • Mordecai Manuel Noah: Grand Island / “Ararat” Jewish homeland proposal (1825)

In this class

  1. 0:00Shalom & Introduction: Let My People Know
  2. 0:27Biblical Israel vs. Modern Israel: Are They the Same?
  3. 0:57Why You Cannot Separate Ancient and Modern Israel
  4. 1:36The Land Chosen by God: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob & Their Descendants
  5. 2:04Israel as Mission Headquarters: The Sinai Connection
  6. 2:35Israel as Definer of Jewish Identity — More Than Just a Homeland
  7. 4:01Do All Jews Support the State of Israel? A Nuanced Answer
  8. 4:30The Difference Between the Spiritual Land and the Political State
  9. 5:27The Origins of Zionism and the Secular Threat to Israel's Meaning
  10. 6:26"If You Remove Judaism, Israel Has No Point" — A Devastating Argument
  11. 7:09The Talmudic Three Oaths: The Anti-Zionist Argument Explained
  12. 7:31The Torah Rebuttal: When Nations Break Their Oath, Ours Is Voided
  13. 8:19The Definitive Torah Position: Supporting Israel Is Supporting Judaism
  14. 9:00Israel and the Jewish Soul: The Deep Spiritual Connection
  15. 12:00How Israel Changed Jewish Identity in the Diaspora
  16. 15:00The Yom Kippur War, the Gulf War & Jews Who Refused to Leave
  17. 19:58What War and Peace Taught Diaspora Jews About Who We Are
  18. 20:44Defining "Diaspora" and the Spiritual Obligation It Creates
  19. 21:10The Exchange: Diaspora Support for Israel, Israel's Inspiration for Us
  20. 22:07Holiday Differences: Why Diaspora Jews Add an Extra Day
  21. 23:14The Ancient Lunar Calendar System and Its Modern Legacy
  22. 24:06The Spiritual Reason for the Extra Day: Israel's Enhanced Holiness
  23. 24:29The Grand Island Story: Why Geography Alone Was Never the Answer
  24. 25:09Uganda, Russia, Grand Island — Why None of Them Could Ever Work
  25. 25:403,300 Years: Jews Never Left Israel Entirely — A Historical Fact
  26. 26:09The Desert That Blooms: Israel's Miraculous Affinity With Its People
  27. 26:35Closing: The Depth of Diaspora Love for Israel
  28. 26:58Thank You & Shalom

Part of the series Let My People Know