I also stumbled upon your lectures and I absolute love them. I watch them over and over, I get something new each time!! I particularly love your opening joke. I share your lectures with nephews, one was very skeptical when we were talking of the whole Palestinian situation, and how I found your lecture on it so informative, his quote "he's a Rabbi, he's obviously biased, your not getting the true picture" I had him view the lecture and he was impressed.
As always, a harmonious coexistence of solid scholarly work and religious flexibility. I both enjoy and admire your lectures. And your goofiness is a plus!!! Thanks for all your work, Dr. A.
Wonderful material. I myself learned about Babatha's life and her archive because I did tagging and translation of the Greek materials. Great popular discussion of key issues! תודה רבה
Thank you very much for your videos I'm a frequent listener and love every single lecture I just wish you would be able to organize all your videos maybe in chronological order I have a very hard time searching
I have enjoyed your series on Jewish History...I am a gentile Christian seeking to understand the Jewish History. Again, I thank you, and pray you well in the future.
Hiya, I understand this is an older video and I do stay current with your work. I just thought I'd let you know, you are part of my library and oftentimes I will listen to you throughout the night. Thank you kindly Shalom...
Thank you, in addition to being informative lectures;the biography format make them entertaining and accessable. It's history you can listen to at the end of a long day.
As always, really enjoyed this video in your lecture series "Jewish Biography as History". It is fun to learn new things, especially when taught by someone who so enjoys learning new things themselves. The joy of the Lord is our strength !
Thanks for the lecture! I sent a link to it to our Dirshu chevra-we are in the middle of Ketubot and this really brings ancient Ketubot to life! Best Ariel Segal
Thank you! The books generally take a little more time to prepare. Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Henry-Abramson/e/B001K8BMYY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Thanks for these lectures. Having a great time while cooking listening to you. This lecture on Babatha was particularly informative for me-well done, and all the best...
Thank you for putting in the hard work to makes these videos. I have been watching them to help me brush up for my tour guide licensing exam here in Israel. I was very excited to see someone talking about this neat find it a different way.
A fascinating overview of an 'ordinary' Jewish woman in the decades immediately after the destruction of the 2nd temple. My wife and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you, Henry!
What a fascinating discovery! I loved your enthusiasm for discussing these documents and what they can tell us about Jewish life in the 2nd century CE :)
Thank you, Dr. Abramson. I really enjoy the jokes and the lectures. I even tell your jokes to my colleagues, they love them too. Thank you for posting your lectures on UA-cam. I live in a country that does not favor Jews so it is a comfort to be able to listen to your classes.
I've only discovered these now and have gone through about 20 lectures already. Very informative. I know most of these were years ago and I'm not sure if you make them any more but I am interested in the history of the Reform movement ,I know this isn't your denomination but as you have covered other people you don't necessarily agree with I'd love to hear more about the movement I was raised with . Shabbat Shalom and Thank you Paula Tabakin
Here to write something nice. Dr Abramson, I am hands down your biggest fan on the southern tip of Africa. I've been watching your videos for years, but i find something new every time i re-watch one. This was a new one for me though. Thank you for the work you do, thank you for the awesome presentations, and I hope to one day meet you, if only to take a picture for posterity. A few questions should you read this: a) is it possible Babatha went to the civic courts for fear of being mistreated by her compatriots? what recourse was there for a beit din that wasn't necessarily fair? b) of the 35 documents, were there any documents that alluded to other aspects of daily life? the more mundane side of things c) i really enjoy Freund's rationalistic approach here, is it possible though that there are other rational explanations for why her documents wound up where they did? Thank you again, and a long happy life
It’s also time to have a separate sponsor for the joke Tonight’s joke has been sponsored by…. Long time fan, love the content and presentation as always
Thank you very much Rabbi for an interesting lecture. With reference to Dr. Freud you said: ''It just goes to show you that..'' As you did not finish the sentence, I should like to do. It just goes to show you, that it pays to think out of the box.''
Henry Abramson thank you Dr Abramson. The lectures are educational and concise and useful for those who don't have time to read big volumes and books. God bless
Thank you so much for your erudite, articulate presentations. Your sweet nature and your sense of humour also contribute, adding to the interest of the talks. My research shows that when Nabatean trading economy went into decline, they turned to more settler forms of econømic activity , establishing villages around their trading route stops, including in Judea, where at least 4 or 5 Nabatean villages were established. So, to my mind, Babatha would have been born in one of those villages.
Fascinating. I'm trying to find out one important detail--where is the Babatha cache today? And can I get a picture of her or her stepdaughter's (is that what we can call the daughter of the second wife?) ketubah? Thanks again.
I love the knowledge you've shared. the seed planting of daat may become applied as wisdom at any point, painting a picture of understanding amongst all who perceive that glorious expression. thank you for being a part of my rededication to studying Judaism, Hebrew and Jewish history since my 30th birthday recently. thank you so much, I'm so grateful for your time, what a great whetstone you are for the hungry Jews and philosemites. do you dig Rumi? you seem to be somewhat pluralistic. I'm reading cannabis chassidi right now, have you read it? I found a free PDF. it was so ironic I've been yearning to buy it for awhile before it occurred to me to google for a PDF. isn't it funny how sometimes we desire things we think are transcendent or at least beyond us and they are actually quite immanent. like the demon Asmodeus being taken to Pharaoh Solomon laughing at the sorcerer praying on a mound and later says he laughed cause he was standing on a mound of treasure none the wiser but reaching upwards. shalom!
Following along to what Dr. Abramson mentioned in the lecture: plus ça change plus ça c'est la même chose. The Hasidic movement at their time of origin, was born in a way to challenge the status quo. Today, it is fair to say, Hasidic lifestyle resembles more and stays closer to what they wanted to separate from at the beginning. What this seemingly irrelevant facts can teach us as individuals, remain a part of the quest that we are all here to discover. For as portable as rabbinic Judaism can be, Babatha's story of not full compliance with Halacha of her time seems to be in parallel with today's not full compliance of orthodox forms of Judaism in people own's households. Thanks for the lecture and the time to put this information together, it's great to witness the reactivation of the story of a real human being, with mundane concerns being discovered and shared to the World thousands of years after her passing. I think Babatha would also thank you:-)
Interesting teaching. I have watched several of your videos and you seem to treat Christians with extreme fairness. The loaves and fishes comment is an exception.
Liked the lecture very much listening to it Erev Pessach here in Israel it is interesting to note that the letters were discovered not to far from Messada , and it was on Pessach I believe that Messada fell to the Romans . wishing you a Happy Pessach
Hello! Could anyone please advise me where to look to find out more about the relationship of the church (I suppose Christian church referred to in this lecture) and the Romans before the Edict of Milan please? Ie. 2nd century or even 3rd. Thank you! 🙃
I would like to ask about what you said, the way the Jews used to bury and a year later put the bons in a box. 1) Where is written that it was this way of burial? 2)How come according to Halachah, we need to bury in send and not in a coffin? When did this concept started
A few questions in reaction to this really interesting lecture (a totally new character for me, too!): 1. Isn't it likely that most women at that time were illiterate, regardless of socioeconomic status? After all, Beis Yaacov had not yet been established...wealthy Sefardic women were often illiterate, because they weren't educated outside the home. 2. Would it be plausible for a somewhat Hellenized Jewess to be part of the Bar Kochba camp, hiding out with the rebels? Would the rebels be likely to allow a Hellenized Jew enter their camp, with graven images, no less? 3. Just a comment regarding polygamy: it is still allowed in Judaism, except for Cherem d'Rabbenu Gershom, which some authorities hold was not meant to last for as long as it has...
I enjoyed your lecture. Thank you. :) Babatha may have been a Roman citizen. Nabataeans, who financed the building of Petra had strong ties with ancient Persia, Greece and later Rome. The tribe was originally from an area where the southern Arabic language was spoken. They eventually moved northward to the location of Petra (They may have been "true Arabs" i.e. "Southern Arabs"); not Ishmaelites. They used their ancient language and pictograms to mark their secret water sources for their caravans. *You may already know the following, If so, I apologize:* Greek engineers built Petra and its water system[1][2]. The area around Petra experienced earthquakes in 551 CE that damaged and in 712 CE that destroyed the water system. One archeologist believes that the Mecca mentioned in the Qur'an was really Petra/Raqmu, in Jordan.[3] That may seem far-fetched at first glance; but it is possible since Muhammad claimed descent from Ishmael and Petra (i.e. the springs north of it) was believed to be a place where Hagar and Ishmael had found water in the desert (Arab lore) Also, when the Muslims wanted to find a member of Muhammad to rule (after the Fitna). That person was found near Petra. In addition the Hashemites are (lateral?) descendants of Muhammad. ____________________________________ 1.) *"Ancient Nabatean Underground Water Systems at Petra Uncovered"* ua-cam.com/video/Mhrjttq7Pmk/v-deo.html 2.) *"Ancient Engineering That Kept One of the Driest Cities Wet"* ua-cam.com/video/2cU0H58eG2A/v-deo.html 3.) *"The Sacred City: Discovering the Real Birthplace of Islam"* ua-cam.com/video/JOWFPTzK7D4/v-deo.html
First I would like to thank you for a very informative shiur. Second, I noticed you used a apitrumpi as a plural for apitrupus. I thought apitrupus was Aramaic or perhaps Hebrew in origin, so wouldn't it be more correct to say apitrupusim or apitrupusin?
***** See www.torahcafe.com/mr-nathan-lewin/the-rebbe-and-the-attorney-personal-conversations-video_8c7287bd0.html where Nathan Lewin the attorney on the case explains that the reason Lubavitch went to court was to stop the sale of books. The plan was to go to Beis Din, however thinking they would lose in Beis Din, the other side asked the court to rule on ownership of the library.
I think the reason all of the disputes were not brought before a Jewish court, and the legal transactions were not according to Jewish law, is because that period was a time of great roman persecution of the Jews, especially Torah study and dissemination, which led to the Bar Kochva revolt. This explains the ignorance of the particulars of Jewish legal laws and why there were no Jewish courts available at the time
I use to hear all the time that until after WWII almost all Jews were Orthodox, and did all the Halacha,... but that clearly seems untrue. From Moses till today, from every level of the Bible to Rabbinic writings, it seems clear that there was always only a minority of the community that were scholars and followed the 'Law'. After studying 'Hinduism', it might appear the Pharisee and Rabbis in general were like 'Brahman' and made their living off knowing and teaching the law, and purposely kept the 'Law' and Halacha hidden, as that is how they made their living, so if an uneducated 'Jew' wanted to follow 'Jewish' law, they had to pay a Rabbi. I note that I studied with Chabadsters and other Kiruv workers who can cynically or when pressed for money look at teaching Torah as a money making opportunity. 'You want to say kaddish, have a Bar Mitzvah for your kid, you have to pay - I'm a Rabbi, that is how I make my money', and note that if every 'Jew' knew this stuff, Rabbis would be out of work.
I have been watching your inspiring videos for some time now and never thought to "Like' or comment. I am going to use one on Jesus the Jew for my Cambodian Buddhist students to enlighten them as to the importance of knowledge of Judaism. I also steal your jokes.
+Henry Abramson This was perhaps 30 years ago, but I attended a lecture by then Shaliach from the Israeli embassy David Shimony. Someone asked this question about the immigrating Yemenite Jews. He said that polygamous families were accepted as such legally, but the next generation didn't continue this practice. He said it also wasn't so common, as a man would usually only take another wife if his first wife was infertile or if he was relatively wealthy by comparison, and most of the people were poor.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD please don't take it the wrong way - yet the fact that the Torah gave women property rights hundreds of years before any society - and Babatha's legal documents should be the exciting opening - be well and Blessed
I also stumbled upon your lectures and I absolute love them. I watch them over and over, I get something new each time!! I particularly love your opening joke. I share your lectures with nephews, one was very skeptical when we were talking of the whole Palestinian situation, and how I found your lecture on it so informative, his quote "he's a Rabbi, he's obviously biased, your not getting the true picture" I had him view the lecture and he was impressed.
As always, a harmonious coexistence of solid scholarly work and religious flexibility. I both enjoy and admire your lectures. And your goofiness is a plus!!!
Thanks for all your work, Dr. A.
Wonderful material. I myself learned about Babatha's life and her archive because I did tagging and translation of the Greek materials. Great popular discussion of key issues! תודה רבה
I enjoy all your videos. I'm so thankful that you post these. I'm learning so much about your people. You certainly have a gift!
I have been listening to your lectures for about a month and I must say I have learned so much from these. May HaShem bless you with more wisdom.
YasherKoach Koach thank you Dr Henry , I listened to the whole fascinating lecture from here in Melbourne tAustralia,
Keep up the great work
Thank you very much for your videos I'm a frequent listener and love every single lecture I just wish you would be able to organize all your videos maybe in chronological order I have a very hard time searching
Another great lecture!! As always a pleasure to listen. Thank you
unbelievable. I stumbled on this channel and I'm so glad I did. Already shared it with my instructors and I'm excited to see more!
I have enjoyed your series on Jewish History...I am a gentile Christian seeking to understand the Jewish History. Again, I thank you, and pray you well in the future.
Hiya, I understand this is an older video and I do stay current with your work. I just thought I'd let you know, you are part of my library and oftentimes I will listen to you throughout the night.
Thank you kindly
Shalom...
Yikes! I hope you can get enough sleep.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD not to worry, your voice is soothing, and it makes me have good dreams.
Really interesting lesson. I won't even call it a lecture because since it is so well presented it's impossible to get bored.
Thank you, in addition to being informative lectures;the biography format make them entertaining and accessable. It's history you can listen to at the end of a long day.
Great lecture. Its fascinating to see a personal sketch of a women from this period and even more interesting to think how she got in this cave.
As always, really enjoyed this video in your lecture series "Jewish Biography as History". It is fun to learn new things, especially when taught by someone who so enjoys learning new things themselves. The joy of the Lord is our strength !
Thanks for the lecture! I sent a link to it to our Dirshu chevra-we are in the middle of Ketubot and this really brings ancient Ketubot to life! Best Ariel Segal
I always enjoy your videos. Please provide more books.
Thank you! The books generally take a little more time to prepare. Here's the link: www.amazon.com/Henry-Abramson/e/B001K8BMYY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Fantastic work, shares a real life view on how family issues could have been in second century Judea, maybe even closer to today from what we thought.
Thanks for these lectures. Having a great time while cooking listening to you. This lecture on Babatha was particularly informative for me-well done, and all the best...
Enjoyed your presentation! Learned a lot.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I so love and enjoy these lectures! I can watch them over and over. I hope there's much more to come. Love your jokes too, very funny!
thank you for these informative lectures
You are welcome!
Fascinating and enlightening!
Thank you for putting in the hard work to makes these videos. I have been watching them to help me brush up for my tour guide licensing exam here in Israel. I was very excited to see someone talking about this neat find it a different way.
A fascinating overview of an 'ordinary' Jewish woman in the decades immediately after the destruction of the 2nd temple. My wife and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you, Henry!
Thank you so much for these teachings. Shalom
What a fascinating discovery! I loved your enthusiasm for discussing these documents and what they can tell us about Jewish life in the 2nd century CE :)
Wonderful lecture about an interesting character. Thanks!
You're very welcome!
Thank you so much for sharing this story,very interesting
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you, Dr. Abramson. I really enjoy the jokes and the lectures. I even tell your jokes to my colleagues, they love them too. Thank you for posting your lectures on UA-cam. I live in a country that does not favor Jews so it is a comfort to be able to listen to your classes.
Glad you find the videos useful!
I've only discovered these now and have gone through about 20 lectures already.
Very informative.
I know most of these were years ago and I'm not sure if you make them any more but I am interested in the history of the Reform movement ,I know this isn't your denomination but as you have covered other people you don't necessarily agree with I'd love to hear more about the movement I was raised with .
Shabbat Shalom and Thank you
Paula Tabakin
I have a few lectures on the subject! And am still making them.
Try this playlist to start: Hasidim, Mitnagdim and Maskilim
ua-cam.com/play/PLdiAQwLyKa8KDIorGixyxZaZN-oDwpE2-.html
Thanks
Thank you for supporting the research!
Thanks for an excellent lecture!
Here to write something nice. Dr Abramson, I am hands down your biggest fan on the southern tip of Africa. I've been watching your videos for years, but i find something new every time i re-watch one. This was a new one for me though. Thank you for the work you do, thank you for the awesome presentations, and I hope to one day meet you, if only to take a picture for posterity.
A few questions should you read this:
a) is it possible Babatha went to the civic courts for fear of being mistreated by her compatriots? what recourse was there for a beit din that wasn't necessarily fair?
b) of the 35 documents, were there any documents that alluded to other aspects of daily life? the more mundane side of things
c) i really enjoy Freund's rationalistic approach here, is it possible though that there are other rational explanations for why her documents wound up where they did?
Thank you again, and a long happy life
Keep up the good work and especially those jokes!
It’s also time to have a separate sponsor for the joke
Tonight’s joke has been sponsored by….
Long time fan, love the content and presentation as always
Again, thank you Henry. You are a generous scholar
Thank you very much Rabbi for an interesting lecture. With reference to Dr. Freud you said: ''It just goes to show you that..'' As you did not finish the sentence, I should like to do. It just goes to show you, that it pays to think out of the box.''
I love Dr H.Abramson
Henry Abramson . Apologies. What is meant is ; I love the jokes and the topics, it's clever.
Henry Abramson thank you Dr Abramson. The lectures are educational and concise and useful for those who don't have time to read big volumes and books. God bless
Thank you so much for your erudite, articulate presentations. Your sweet nature and your sense of humour also contribute, adding to the interest of the talks.
My research shows that when Nabatean trading economy went into decline, they turned to more settler forms of econømic activity , establishing villages around their trading route stops, including in Judea, where at least 4 or 5 Nabatean villages were established. So, to my mind, Babatha would have been born in one of those villages.
Fascinating. I'm trying to find out one important detail--where is the Babatha cache today? And can I get a picture of her or her stepdaughter's (is that what we can call the daughter of the second wife?) ketubah? Thanks again.
Very interesting, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I love the knowledge you've shared. the seed planting of daat may become applied as wisdom at any point, painting a picture of understanding amongst all who perceive that glorious expression. thank you for being a part of my rededication to studying Judaism, Hebrew and Jewish history since my 30th birthday recently. thank you so much, I'm so grateful for your time, what a great whetstone you are for the hungry Jews and philosemites. do you dig Rumi? you seem to be somewhat pluralistic. I'm reading cannabis chassidi right now, have you read it? I found a free PDF. it was so ironic I've been yearning to buy it for awhile before it occurred to me to google for a PDF. isn't it funny how sometimes we desire things we think are transcendent or at least beyond us and they are actually quite immanent. like the demon Asmodeus being taken to Pharaoh Solomon laughing at the sorcerer praying on a mound and later says he laughed cause he was standing on a mound of treasure none the wiser but reaching upwards. shalom!
Very interesting indeed , thank you for your great lecture and by the way i love your jokes :) can't imagine your videos without them. Toda raba .
Great lecture about BABATHA
Very interesting!
Glad you think so!
Fascinating story.
Following along to what Dr. Abramson mentioned in the lecture: plus ça change plus ça c'est la même chose. The Hasidic movement at their time of origin, was born in a way to challenge the status quo. Today, it is fair to say, Hasidic lifestyle resembles more and stays closer to what they wanted to separate from at the beginning.
What this seemingly irrelevant facts can teach us as individuals, remain a part of the quest that we are all here to discover. For as portable as rabbinic Judaism can be, Babatha's story of not full compliance with Halacha of her time seems to be in parallel with today's not full compliance of orthodox forms of Judaism in people own's households.
Thanks for the lecture and the time to put this information together, it's great to witness the reactivation of the story of a real human being, with mundane concerns being discovered and shared to the World thousands of years after her passing. I think Babatha would also thank you:-)
Fascinating. Thank you, Rabbi!
Our new world, thank you for your time.
Interesting teaching. I have watched several of your videos and you seem to treat Christians with extreme fairness. The loaves and fishes comment is an exception.
Liked the lecture very much listening to it Erev Pessach here in Israel it is interesting to note that the letters were discovered not to far from Messada , and it was on Pessach I believe that Messada fell to the Romans . wishing you a Happy Pessach
😉👍 good stuff .
Hello! Could anyone please advise me where to look to find out more about the relationship of the church (I suppose Christian church referred to in this lecture) and the Romans before the Edict of Milan please? Ie. 2nd century or even 3rd. Thank you! 🙃
Correct me if I am wrong, but if I am not mistaken, Babatha had two other sisters named Baba Kama and Baba Metziah
Ouch
Laughing so much while I listen. Thank you.
I'm so glad that you are enjoying the class! Thank you for being a Public Subscriber!
I love your jokes... It's nice to smile and laugh before I study
I would like to ask about what you said, the way the Jews used to bury and a year later put the bons in a box.
1) Where is written that it was this way of burial?
2)How come according to Halachah, we need to bury in send and not in a coffin? When did this concept started
What does her name mean, Babatha?
Interesting
A few questions in reaction to this really interesting lecture (a totally new character for me, too!):
1. Isn't it likely that most women at that time were illiterate, regardless of socioeconomic status? After all, Beis Yaacov had not yet been established...wealthy Sefardic women were often illiterate, because they weren't educated outside the home.
2. Would it be plausible for a somewhat Hellenized Jewess to be part of the Bar Kochba camp, hiding out with the rebels? Would the rebels be likely to allow a Hellenized Jew enter their camp, with graven images, no less?
3. Just a comment regarding polygamy: it is still allowed in Judaism, except for Cherem d'Rabbenu Gershom, which some authorities hold was not meant to last for as long as it has...
I enjoyed your lecture. Thank you. :)
Babatha may have been a Roman citizen.
Nabataeans, who financed the building of Petra had strong ties with
ancient Persia, Greece and later Rome. The tribe was originally from
an area where the southern Arabic language was spoken. They
eventually moved northward to the location of Petra (They may have
been "true Arabs" i.e. "Southern Arabs"); not Ishmaelites. They used
their ancient language and pictograms to mark their secret water
sources for their caravans.
*You may already know the following, If so, I apologize:*
Greek engineers built Petra and its water system[1][2]. The area around
Petra experienced earthquakes in 551 CE that damaged and in 712 CE
that destroyed the water system.
One archeologist believes that the Mecca mentioned in the Qur'an
was really Petra/Raqmu, in Jordan.[3] That may seem far-fetched
at first glance; but it is possible since Muhammad claimed descent
from Ishmael and Petra (i.e. the springs north of it) was believed to
be a place where Hagar and Ishmael had found water in the desert
(Arab lore)
Also, when the Muslims wanted to find a member of Muhammad to
rule (after the Fitna). That person was found near Petra. In addition
the Hashemites are (lateral?) descendants of Muhammad.
____________________________________
1.) *"Ancient Nabatean Underground Water Systems at Petra Uncovered"*
ua-cam.com/video/Mhrjttq7Pmk/v-deo.html
2.) *"Ancient Engineering That Kept One of the Driest Cities Wet"* ua-cam.com/video/2cU0H58eG2A/v-deo.html
3.) *"The Sacred City: Discovering the Real Birthplace of Islam"*
ua-cam.com/video/JOWFPTzK7D4/v-deo.html
First I would like to thank you for a very informative shiur. Second, I noticed you used a apitrumpi as a plural for apitrupus. I thought apitrupus was Aramaic or perhaps Hebrew in origin, so wouldn't it be more correct to say apitrupusim or apitrupusin?
Word is Greek in origin, but sure, if we made it an Aramaic plural you would be correct.
in the Lubavitch library case, the thief did not want to come to a Jewish court, and therefore it was forced to be in a secular court
***** See www.torahcafe.com/mr-nathan-lewin/the-rebbe-and-the-attorney-personal-conversations-video_8c7287bd0.html where Nathan Lewin the attorney on the case explains that the reason Lubavitch went to court was to stop the sale of books. The plan was to go to Beis Din, however thinking they would lose in Beis Din, the other side asked the court to rule on ownership of the library.
I love cultural evolution; for it really is a tree. Blessings shall truly fall as gentile rain. Shalom
I think the reason all of the disputes were not brought before a Jewish court, and the legal transactions were not according to Jewish law, is because that period was a time of great roman persecution of the Jews, especially Torah study and dissemination, which led to the Bar Kochva revolt. This explains the ignorance of the particulars of Jewish legal laws and why there were no Jewish courts available at the time
I use to hear all the time that until after WWII almost all Jews were Orthodox, and did all the Halacha,... but that clearly seems untrue. From Moses till today, from every level of the Bible to Rabbinic writings, it seems clear that there was always only a minority of the community that were scholars and followed the 'Law'.
After studying 'Hinduism', it might appear the Pharisee and Rabbis in general were like 'Brahman' and made their living off knowing and teaching the law, and purposely kept the 'Law' and Halacha hidden, as that is how they made their living, so if an uneducated 'Jew' wanted to follow 'Jewish' law, they had to pay a Rabbi.
I note that I studied with Chabadsters and other Kiruv workers who can cynically or when pressed for money look at teaching Torah as a money making opportunity. 'You want to say kaddish, have a Bar Mitzvah for your kid, you have to pay - I'm a Rabbi, that is how I make my money', and note that if every 'Jew' knew this stuff, Rabbis would be out of work.
Lost a lot of respect for Bar Kochba when I thought about those children dying of thirst and hunger because he was a fanatic.
I have been watching your inspiring videos for some time now and never thought to "Like' or comment. I am going to use one on Jesus the Jew for my Cambodian Buddhist students to enlighten them as to the importance of knowledge of Judaism. I also steal your jokes.
So when did polygamy end for the Jews as I've seen it practiced in modern day Israel amongst the Yemenite Jews and others. Will
+Henry Abramson This was perhaps 30 years ago, but I attended a lecture by then Shaliach from the Israeli embassy David Shimony. Someone asked this question about the immigrating Yemenite Jews. He said that polygamous families were accepted as such legally, but the next generation didn't continue this practice. He said it also wasn't so common, as a man would usually only take another wife if his first wife was infertile or if he was relatively wealthy by comparison, and most of the people were poor.
Something nice
TY
need to get to the point quicker
Yeah.
@@HenryAbramsonPhD please don't take it the wrong way - yet the fact that the Torah gave women property rights hundreds of years before any society - and Babatha's legal documents should be the exciting opening - be well and Blessed
Our new world, thank you for your time.