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Jewish Sovereignty
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The Hasmonean Kingdom
July 15, 2018 · 43 min · Episode page →
Rav Mike discusses the rise and fall of the Hasmonean dynasty, from a kingdom of priests to Hellenestic kingdom. Also hear how Judean society began to tear along...
About this playlist
What it means for a people to rule itself, from the Hasmonean kingdom to the crisis of Israeli sovereignty.
Where this sits in the story
5 of 9 eras
The Second Temple600 BCE–70 CESages and Geonim70–1000Sefarad and Ashkenaz1000–1492After the Expulsion1492–1700Modernity Arrives1700–1880Return and Catastrophe1880–1948The Young State1948–1967After 19671967–1987Into the Present1987–2023
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