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The March to Babylon (Part 11)
“By the rivers of Babylon where we sat down, and there we wept as we remembered Zion...
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The Murder of Gedaliyah (Part 12)
Jerusalem lay desolate. The First Temple had been razed to the ground. Those Jews who...
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A New Existence in Exile (Part 13)
The Children of Israel went down to Egypt in the time of Ya’akov, to escape famine (...
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The Benefits of Exile (Part 14)
The Babylonian exile was the first time since the giving of the Torah that the Jewish...
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Mordechai in Babylon (Part 15)
I grew up putting together puzzles with my siblings. We would find the corners, build...
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A Change of Experience (Part 16)
The opening scene of the book of Yechezkel (Ezekiel) is set five years after the exile...
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Eating only Pulses (Part 17)
Whereas the people of Judea had previously been ruled by kings and prophets, in...
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Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Part 18)
Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, woke up one morning in distress. He had...
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The Bravery of Chanania, Mishael and Azaria (Part 19)
Last week, we learned that Nebuchadnezzar awoke troubled from a dream, unable to...
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The Death of Nebuchadnezzar (Part 20)
Daniel had become one of Nebuchadnezzar’s trusted advisors during the ruler’s 45 year...
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