Ep. 44: Jerusalem: A History of the Holy City from the Bible to Bibi
The Jewish History Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe
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The Talmud Says, "It's Just Everyone Wants to Be Part of the Jewish People"
The Talmud tells us that there were hordes, cajreas, multitudes of converts, they all want to join. It's just everyone wants to be part of the Jewish people. This high period did not last very long sadly. After Solomon's death, his son Rakhava becomes king and he decides to tax very heavily the northern tribes. They're far away from the center, they're like the rural voters who feel alienated by the inside of beltway politicians. The schism is not nipped in the bud and there is an actual secession. Only 20 years or so after the death of Solomon, the northern kingdom of Israel,. it splits off and they become their own
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