Episode 29 The Ashes of Eternal Jerusalem
We can touch the remnants of Jeremiah’s Jerusalem today.
Supplemental Materials:
- Click to here to watch Rabbi Soloveichik’s conversation with Rep. Ritchie Torres.
- Click here to watch the City of David video about the destruction of the First Temple and its archaeological remains.
- Click here to watch the video about the large royal structure discovered in the “Givati Parking Lot.”
- Click here to read the article about the archaeomagnetic techniques used to analyze the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem.
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