Ezra, Week 29: 10:4-8 - Matrilineal Descent; Ezra's Authority

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October 24 2017
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Ezra & Nechemia 

Collections: R' Torczyner Ezra Nechemia

References: Kiddushin: 68b  

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What are the origins of the principle of matrilineal descent in Judaism? What was the source of Ezra's authority to punish Jews who would not separate from their non-Jewish spouses?

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