Why is the Sabbath before Pesach called Shabbat HaGadol? What does it have to do with Creation, Judgement Day, and the Final Redemption? Find out in this class where we also take a deep dive into the various Jewish calendars that were used 2000 years ago at the end of the Second Temple era, and how the “great calendar debate” still affects us today. Plus: the Zohar on the secret behind the solar calendar and why Earth’s orbit is 365 days.
Tag Archives: Second Temple
Understanding the Second Temple Era (Video)
I was recently a guest on Ari Lieberman’s Sparks of History podcast, and we discussed the “classical era” of Jewish history, including the Second Temple, Cyrus the Great, the last prophets of Israel; the Samaritans, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes; Herod and the Hasmoneans, as well as Second Temple era messianism and what it means for us today.
Understanding Edom #2: Trump & Herod
What might we expect from Donald Trump in his second presidency and does he have anything to do with Esau and Edom in Biblical prophecies? How did Edom become associated with the Roman Empire to begin with? What does King Herod have to do with it? And why does Isaiah call King Cyrus of Persia “the messiah”? Find out in this second part of the series where we also explore antisemitic conspiracy theories, the mysterious figure Obed-Edom the Gittite, and the secret behind the Western Wall.
For more information, see ‘How Esau Became Rome‘.
For the series of short essays on the Rothschilds, see here.