Excerpts from
Returning, the Land of Israel as a Focus in Jewish History
By Benjamin J. Segal

Overviews and Chronologies

I – The Biblical Age
II – The Rabbinic Period
III – The Diaspora
IV – Zionism
V – Toward Statehood and Beyond
Chapter 12: Next Year in Jerusalem
Chapter 14: To Grieve and Mourn
Chapter 15: Having Beheld Your Face
Chapter 17: Awaiting the Messiah