Sectarian Infighting and the Fall of Jerusalem (Tisha Bav 5781 2021)

A brief overview of the major groups involved in the struggle to control Jerusalem in the first Roman-Jewish war, culminating in the destruction of the Temple. Lecture prepared for the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst to commemorate Tisha B'Av. Recommended Reading: Josephus, _The Jewish War: A new translation by Martin Hammond_ Oxford University Press, 2017. Interested in studying more deeply with our Membership perks? Join our learning community of students, researchers and colleagues: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeNr6gwqin_7e_atjVnJcCQ/join New online course: A Thousand Years of Ashkenaz! Selected videos, quizzes, discussion groups. Register here: https://henryabramson.com/course/a-thousand-years-of-ashkenaz/