Sanhedrin
ancient High Court and Legislature in the land of Israel
Episodes
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#5809: What If Israel Had Never Fallen? A 2,000-Year Thought ExperimentHannah's question: what would Israel look like if it had stayed under Jewish rule for 2,000 years — and was antisemitism structural or circumstantial?Main topic -
#5501: Pharisees vs Sadducees: What We Actually KnowTwo groups everyone has heard of, documented almost entirely by outsiders. What the sources really say about the Pharisees and Sadducees. -
#5491: The Night the Temple Courtyard GlowedWhat the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Talmud actually say about the Temple's all-night Sukkot celebration — and where the spectacle creeps in. -
#5356: Torch Juggling in the Temple: Inside Sukkot's All-Night Water FestivalFifteen hours of torch juggling, nonstop music, and a rain ritual the Torah never commanded — inside the Second Temple's wildest celebration. -
#5493: Jerusalem Before Sukkot: Reconstructing the Pilgrim CityWhat did Jerusalem feel like to residents when Sukkot tripled the city? Archaeology and ancient sources reconstruct the transformation.