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Josephus II: The Legacy of Masada
The story of Masada is one that holds great weight in the collective Jewish memory.
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Josephus’ chronicling the story of the Jewish revolt would reverberate across the next two millennia of Jewish history. On today’s episode, Rabbi Rocklin will address the following questions:
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