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Below is a concise history of the Second Temple. The lessons to be learned from this often-sad saga speak for themselves. The Second Temple is Built. The Second Temple era spanned 420 years, ending with the Romans’ destruction of the Holy Temple in 70 CE. But for much of this period, Judea was under foreign domination.
- Battle
Titus was not sure he would be able to conquer the city,...
- Revolt Against Rome
Jewish Practice Jewish Holidays Tisha B'Av and the 3 Weeks...
- Battle
- Greetings to The Emperor
- The Destruction
- Masada
- Dispersed Throughout The Roman Empire
- Hope Amidst Despair
While Jerusalem was under siege there was an agreement between the Zealots and Romans that every night the dead would be allowed to be taken out of the city to be buried. Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai had himself placed in a coffin to cross the lines and come to the Roman general Vespasian. The Zealot guard, suspecting a trick, actually ran a sword thr...
When Vespasian left for Rome he left the army in charge of his son, Titus. Late in 69 CE he brought his catapults, siege towers and battering rams to the walls. They destroyed the outer wall and then the second, inner wall. Then he laid a heavy siege that caused a hunger and pestilence to rage throughout the city. While this was happening the Jewis...
With the destruction of the Temple the Romans continued a war of extermination against the Jews. They moved south and conquered the fortress of Herodian. There was one other Jewish fortress in Trans-Jordan, which the Romans destroyed. The final place controlled by Jews was the fortress of Masada, which was commanded by Elazar ben Yair, one of the l...
Out of 10,000 Jews that were brought to Rome almost all were sold into slavery, as Josephus writes. However, there were still wealthy Jews in the Roman Empire and they were eager to redeem their brethren from slavery (“redeeming captives” is a very important commandment in Jewish law). Others collected money for the purpose. Jews were able to work ...
Ultimately, the influence of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai won out over that of Titus. He passed many rules of public policy and instituted many “remembrances to the Temple.” Some were prohibitions – for instance, the prohibition against having musical instruments in the synagogue. The Temple had a full orchestra. Forbidding music in the synagogue serv...
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According to Second Temple period and rabbinic sources, the Jews believed that the temple was the place from which divine powers emanated to the world. The temple endowed sanctity to the entire city of Jerusalem and the land of Israel beyond it. Rabbinic sources concretized the temple’s centrality by requiring Jews to pray facing Jerusalem ...
The Second Temple. Ezra set about building the Second Temple, but lacked the funds to give it the physical magnificence of its predecessor. On the day it was dedicated those who remembered the First Temple wept (Ezra 3:12), because it was such a far cry from its predecessor. The First Temple was made of gold and other precious metals.
The answer to these questions is the Temple of Jerusalem. The Second Temple was not only awe inspiring because of its religious significance, but also for its physical dimensions, its grandeur and its beauty. Thus, as the Roman generals sat surveying Jerusalem and considering the Temple’s future they hesitated before ordering its destruction.
The answer to these questions is the Temple of Jerusalem. The Second Temple was not only awe inspiring because of its religious significance, but also for its physical dimensions, its grandeur and its beauty. Thus as the Roman generals sat surveying Jerusalem and considering the Temple’s future they hesitated before ordering its destruction.
This Second Temple stood for hundreds more years, then was thoroughly renovated and expanded by Herod the Great in the last few decades before the beginning of the Common Era. The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE. According to Jewish tradition, both Temples were destroyed on the ninth day of the month of Av. Tisha B’Av ...
