Central beliefs of Judaism
... Persians came from present day Iran- they ruled the most powerful empire in the world. Cyrus freed the Jews and allowed them to return to Jerusalem. ...
... Persians came from present day Iran- they ruled the most powerful empire in the world. Cyrus freed the Jews and allowed them to return to Jerusalem. ...
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... Mainly secular, but rooted its legitimacy in biblical nationalistic claims Jews have an inalienable right to the land of Jerusalem because God granted it to them Orthodox Jews tend to adopt this view, while many other branches of Judaism vary from finding it insignificant to being completely opposed ...
... Mainly secular, but rooted its legitimacy in biblical nationalistic claims Jews have an inalienable right to the land of Jerusalem because God granted it to them Orthodox Jews tend to adopt this view, while many other branches of Judaism vary from finding it insignificant to being completely opposed ...
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... centers like Jerusalem. Some scholars believe that it was this internecine Jewish struggle which encouraged Antiochus to intervene and impose draconian laws. The Maccabees finally prevailed, driving out Greek forces from Jerusalem, removing pagan symbols from the Temple and re-establishing Jewish wo ...
... centers like Jerusalem. Some scholars believe that it was this internecine Jewish struggle which encouraged Antiochus to intervene and impose draconian laws. The Maccabees finally prevailed, driving out Greek forces from Jerusalem, removing pagan symbols from the Temple and re-establishing Jewish wo ...
Adapted from: Jerusalem: Eye of the Universe by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
... The Passover Seder is also one of the most meaningful rituals of the Jewish year. It is observed at home rather than in the synagogue. And here, too, the service ends with the words, “Next Year in Jerusalem!” At the conclusion of every Jewish wedding ceremony, it is customary of the groom to break a ...
... The Passover Seder is also one of the most meaningful rituals of the Jewish year. It is observed at home rather than in the synagogue. And here, too, the service ends with the words, “Next Year in Jerusalem!” At the conclusion of every Jewish wedding ceremony, it is customary of the groom to break a ...
Jerusalem in Jewish religious customs
... reason for the offering of a sacrifice was the atonement of a sin. Sacrifice could be offered only in one place, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Ever since the Temple was built in Jerusalem, in no other place in the world can sacrifices be offered. It is considered a most serious sin to offer a sacrif ...
... reason for the offering of a sacrifice was the atonement of a sin. Sacrifice could be offered only in one place, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Ever since the Temple was built in Jerusalem, in no other place in the world can sacrifices be offered. It is considered a most serious sin to offer a sacrif ...
JEWISHLIFEbooks
... the difficult parts that ultimately reveal them. For example, when Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai describes his student Rabbi Eliezer as “a lime-plastered cistern”—a rather bizarre compliment—Visotzky explains the importance of cisterns to catch rainwater in southern Palestine and the value of a good mem ...
... the difficult parts that ultimately reveal them. For example, when Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai describes his student Rabbi Eliezer as “a lime-plastered cistern”—a rather bizarre compliment—Visotzky explains the importance of cisterns to catch rainwater in southern Palestine and the value of a good mem ...
Judaism-Over-the-Cenuries-lesson
... Romans killed much of Jerusalem’s population Took many of the survivors as slaves Romans took over Jerusalem Many Jews left and resettled in Egypt and other Jewish communities in the Roman empire ...
... Romans killed much of Jerusalem’s population Took many of the survivors as slaves Romans took over Jerusalem Many Jews left and resettled in Egypt and other Jewish communities in the Roman empire ...
Max I. Dimont Jews, God and History (1962) I. 4
... Jerusalem, they didn't all desire to go immediately. ...
... Jerusalem, they didn't all desire to go immediately. ...
2. Holy Land REVISED
... Mohammed is said to have ascended to heaven. It is considered the third holiest site in Islam, after the Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina. At the base of Temple Mount is the Western Wall, the last remnant of the Jews' second temple that was sacked by the Romans. It is the holiest site in Judaism. ...
... Mohammed is said to have ascended to heaven. It is considered the third holiest site in Islam, after the Arabian cities of Mecca and Medina. At the base of Temple Mount is the Western Wall, the last remnant of the Jews' second temple that was sacked by the Romans. It is the holiest site in Judaism. ...
Hebrews
... In 198 BC, Syrians took over Judah. A Syrian ruler ordered Jewish priests to make offerings to the Greek gods. This sparked a revolt led by Judah Maccabee. His knowledge of the countryside gave the Jews an advantage over the larger, better equipped Syrian army. By 164 BC, the Maccabees gained contro ...
... In 198 BC, Syrians took over Judah. A Syrian ruler ordered Jewish priests to make offerings to the Greek gods. This sparked a revolt led by Judah Maccabee. His knowledge of the countryside gave the Jews an advantage over the larger, better equipped Syrian army. By 164 BC, the Maccabees gained contro ...
Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem
The Sasanian Empire conquered Jerusalem after a brief siege in 614, during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628. The Persian Shah Khosrau II appointed his general Shahrbaraz to conquer the Byzantine controlled areas of the Near East. Following the victory in Antioch, Shahrbaraz conquered Caesarea Maritima, the administrative capital of the province. By this time the grand inner harbor had silted up and was useless, however the Emperor Anastasius had reconstructed the outer harbor and Caesarea remained an important maritime city, providing the Persian Empire with access to the Mediterranean Sea. The Sasanian Persians were joined by Nehemiah ben Hushiel and Benjamin of Tiberias (a man of immense wealth), who enlisted and armed Jewish soldiers from Tiberias, Nazareth and the mountain cities of Galilee, and together with a band of Arabs and additional Jews from southern parts of the country they marched on Jerusalem. Some 20,000 Jewish rebels joined the war against the Byzantine Christians. Depending on the chronicler figures of either 20,000 or 26,000 are given. The Persian army reinforced by Jewish forces led by Nehemiah ben Hushiel and Benjamin of Tiberias would capture Jerusalem without resistance.