Conclusion
The Jewish Diaspora in ancient times has had a huge effect on the dispersion of Jews all over the world today. These events were the start of a long period of tragedy, banishment, and suffering of the Jews throughout history. For the last two thousand years, Jews have been forced cruelly out of their homelands, killed, or banished, and have endured much sorrow and wrongdoing.
However, the Diaspora has also had some positive effects on Jewish culture. Without the Jewish spread throughout Europe and even the banishments and exiles of the ancient Jews, their amazing and widespread culture could have been annihilated by their enemies, causing Judaism to be lost forever. On the contrary, Judaism, after recovering from its many sufferings, has done extremely well and prospered greatly in recent years. Though Jews started out living mostly in Judea, Israel, and other surrounding countries, they spread all over Europe, Asia, parts of Africa, Australia, and much of the Americas.
Even in dangerous times, Diasporic events have facilitated Judaism greatly in the long run. For instance, before the destruction of the Temple, the Temple was thought of as one's only connection to God. Afterwards, rabbis taught the people that Judaism was not tied to a specific building or sacrifice. Instead, it was tied to the Torah, which Jews could use wherever they went. Thus, synagogues, buildings that were used as prayer houses, grew greatly in number and popularity, and made it possible for everybody to join in worship. After the Bar Kokhba Revolt, Jews built synagogues in other lands, and over time they have grown into the synagogues that are used widely in modern Jewish communities.
Today, there are significant Jewish populations on nearly every continent on the globe as the Diaspora continues to develop throughout modern day wars and migrations.
However, the Diaspora has also had some positive effects on Jewish culture. Without the Jewish spread throughout Europe and even the banishments and exiles of the ancient Jews, their amazing and widespread culture could have been annihilated by their enemies, causing Judaism to be lost forever. On the contrary, Judaism, after recovering from its many sufferings, has done extremely well and prospered greatly in recent years. Though Jews started out living mostly in Judea, Israel, and other surrounding countries, they spread all over Europe, Asia, parts of Africa, Australia, and much of the Americas.
Even in dangerous times, Diasporic events have facilitated Judaism greatly in the long run. For instance, before the destruction of the Temple, the Temple was thought of as one's only connection to God. Afterwards, rabbis taught the people that Judaism was not tied to a specific building or sacrifice. Instead, it was tied to the Torah, which Jews could use wherever they went. Thus, synagogues, buildings that were used as prayer houses, grew greatly in number and popularity, and made it possible for everybody to join in worship. After the Bar Kokhba Revolt, Jews built synagogues in other lands, and over time they have grown into the synagogues that are used widely in modern Jewish communities.
Today, there are significant Jewish populations on nearly every continent on the globe as the Diaspora continues to develop throughout modern day wars and migrations.