Tuesdays with Torah | The Road Less Traveled: Benjamin of Tudela and His Travel Diary: A Window into 12th-century Jewish Life
Tuesdays with Torah | The Road Less Traveled: Benjamin of Tudela and His Travel Diary: A Window into 12th-century Jewish Life
The 12th century was a time of great flux with the significant influences of Christian and Islamic cultures and their clash of power throughout the ancient world. One intrepid Jewish traveler, Benjamin of Tudela, made his way from his native Spain to the Middle East, northern Mesopotamia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, Italy, Greece, [...]