Venue: The Jewish Center (New York, NY) The Jewish Center (New York, NY)

Halacha:

Brit Milah 

History:

Bayit Sheni,  Roman Period 

Collections: Rabbi Lamm Judaism and the Origins of Christianity

Description

3rd shiur in 2nd semester of Jewish Center University series, "Ancient Jewish History: Judaism & the Origins of Christianity." We examine the evidence for a Roman ban on circumcision as the proximate cause of the Bar Kochva Revolt. We ask how this can inform a deeper understanding of the concept of mesirat nefesh in a contemporary context.