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

History:

Bayit Sheni,  Roman Period 

Nach:

Daniel,  Yechezkel 

Parsha:

Balak 

Collections: Rabbi Lamm Judaism and the Origins of Christianity

Description

1st class of Jewish Center University series, "Judaism and the Origins of Christianity." We discuss the evolution of a Biblical phrase that becomes meaningful and eventually contentious in the latter years of Bayit Sheni. Implications for the importance of anticipating long-term consequences, especially in the context of religious practice, are discussed.