1. From the earliest period to the deathof Simon the Maccabee (135 BCE). -2. From the reign of Hyrcanus (135 B.C.E.) to the completion of the Babylonian Talmud (500 C.E.). -3. From the revolt against the Zendik (511 C.E.) to the capture of the St. Jean d'Acre by the Mahometans (1291 C.E.) -4. From the rise of the Kabbala (1270 C.E.) to the permanent settlement of the Marranos in Holland (1618 C.E). -5. From the Chimielnicki persecution of the Jews in Poland (1648 C.E.) to the present time (1870 C.E.).
