Step Back History
5 People Who Changed the World
Here at Step Back we have been focusing on historical events that do not lean on singular important people to understand. Often, historians tend to overemphasize the roles of individuals in the overall course of humanity. But hell, I...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Sustainable Finance and the Faith Community
Provides examples from several different faith communities who are leading in this space
Curated Video
Jerusalem - The Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sherif
The Temple Mount or al-Haram al-Sherif, holy to both Jews and Muslims. According to the Bible, the Jewish Temples stood on the Temple Mount. According to Jewish tradition and scripture, the First Temple was built by King Solomon the son...
Religion for Breakfast
What is the Western Wall?
The Western Wall is one of the most iconic religious sites in the world. Tens of thousands of Jews travel there to pray. But what is the Western Wall?
Mythology & Fiction Explained
What is the Leviathan? - (Exploring the Gargantuan Biblical Monster of the Sea)
Today we take a look at a gargantuan mythical monster of the sea that has appeared in cultures all around the world. A creature so terrifying humanity is powerless to stop it, the creature is of course the Leviathan.
One Minute History
Irena Sendler VERTICAL - One Minute History
Irena Sendler helped save 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Born and raised in Poland, Sendler — a Catholic social worker — was 29 years old when the war began. Granted unique access due to her job in the welfare...
One Minute History
Irena Sendler - One Minute History
Irena Sendler helped save 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Born and raised in Poland, Sendler — a Catholic social worker — was 29 years old when the war began. Granted unique access due to her job in the welfare...
Curated Video
The History of Hebrew - The Language of the Bible and Judaism
This is the enlightening story of the evolution of Hebrew. “All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?” So mused Mark Twain in the nineteenth century. One such...
Step Back History
What is the Zoroastrian Religion?
Zoroastrians have been around for over 2,000 years. Their influence can be found in Christianity and Islam, and they bring you cultural relics like the zodiacs. Today, we’re going to go deep in our Human history, maybe further back than...
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Nazi surveillance and persecution of the German population
Woman meets with Nazi officials as informant, men sitting in jail, women answering questions, ID card closeup, concentration camp.
Religion for Breakfast
What is Kabbalah?
References: Boaz Huss, "All You Need Is LAV: Madonna and Postmodern Kabbalah," The Jewish Quarterly Review, Vol. 95, No. 4 (Fall 2005). Burack, C. D. H. Lawrence's Language of Sacred Experience: the Transfiguration of the Reader, 2005....
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish settlements in British Mandated Palestine
Successful Jewish enterprises in Palestine - scientists, factory workers, people on the street.
The March of Time
Communal farming
MOT 1935: JERUSALEM: Guard gesturing outside walls of Jerusalem. WS Internationl YMCA building. Road crew breaking rocks w/ hammers. Dead Sea potash plant, people working. Orchestra giving outdoor performance for large seated crowd.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938:Nazi Propaganda
Nazi antisemitic Propaganda literature, children in school learning from antisemetic books.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Escaping Nazi Germany over the mountains
Escapees carrying suitcases walking through a mountain field, reaching a Swiss refugee hostel, where they are greeted and fed and allowed temporary friendly shelter.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish settlements in British Mandated Palestine
River Jordan, hydroelectric power plant, men erecting power cables.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish settlements in British Mandated Palestine
Jewish agriculture in Palestine.
Mythology & Fiction Explained
Why Biblically Accurate Angels Look Like Your Worst Nightmare - (Exploring Angelology)
Today we take a look at how angels were described in various religious texts and they look nothing like you'd expect, unless you imagined nightmarish Lovecraftian beings. These figures include the Seraphim, Cherubim, Ophanim and the...
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Jewish settlements in British Mandated Palestine
Animated map of Palestine, people working, building homes, people arriving from passenger ship.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Nazi persecution of the German Jewish population
Brown shirts driving in the street, brown shirt painting a Star of David on the window of a shop, man harassing shop owner.
The March of Time
MOT: 1938: Nazis burn books, persecute Jews
Brown shirt standing in front of shop, men throwing books into fire, views of German village, meeting of local Nazi party, checking list of names to arrest.
Religion for Breakfast
The Pre-Christian Origins of Baptism
Baptism is one of the most well-known rituals in Christianity. But what are the origins of this ritual? Did John the Baptist invent it himself?
The March of Time
Occupied Nazi Germans
MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: Soldier for radio 'All laws of the Third Reich effective immediately' Nazi banners hanging above peoples heads / Street vendors w/ photographs of Hitler / German signs on shop windows 'Jewish Business'.