Venue: Eitz Chaim of Dogwood Park Eitz Chaim of Dogwood Park

Machshava:

Mesorah 

Nach:

Ezra & Nechemia 

References: Megilla: 16B ,  Sanhedrin: 21B ,  Bava Kamma: 82A  

Description

Why did Chazal equate Ezra's passing with the translation of Torah into Greek, and the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem before destroying the first Beit HaMikdash? Three ways to understand Ezra's title of "sofer".