Ep. 52: The History of the Sanhedrin (Part Two: From Yavneh Onward)

After the Temple and Jerusalem were destroyed, the Sanhedrin at Yavneh became the epicenter of Jewish life. Though the pride of the nation – The Holy Temple in Jerusalem which was standing for 420 years – was destroyed, and tens or perhaps hundreds of thousands of Jews were massacred, Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakkai’s negotiations with Vespasian succeeded in salvaging the beating heart of the nation, the great Sages of the Sanhedrin hiding out in the city of Yavneh. Over the next several decades they will orchestrate an unprecedented renaissance to stabilize the nation, comfort them, and galvanize them to rebuild and restore the prominence of yore, and they succeeded in breathing life back into the soul of a depressed nation – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Please consider sponsoring a podcast by making a donation to help fund our Jewish outreach and educational efforts at https://www.torchweb.org/support.php . Thank you! Contact: Websites: Personal: RabbiWolbe.com; TORCH: Torchweb.org Twitter: Personal: @RabbiWolbe; TORCH: @TORCHWEB Facebook: Personal: Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe; TORCH: TORCH Centre Email: rabbiwolbe@gmail.com. Please SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW all my podcasts on iTunes, Android, and Stitcher: Podcasts Links: This Jewish Life – A Podcast About Jewish Philosophy: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; The Jewish History Podcast – The podcast telling the Remarkable story of the Jewish Peoples: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; The Parsha Podcast – A Weekly podcast of analyzing and Exploring the Parsha: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; TORAH 101 – A Podcast about the Divinity of Torah and the relationship between the Written and Oral Torah: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher ; Eternal Ethics – The Pirkei Avos Podcast by Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe: Apple Podcasts , Android , Stitcher .