The Kotzk Podcast

Kotzk Podcast 036: How the rabbis used interpretive tools like Kal vaChomer to assert their independence and unseat the Second Temple sects

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This episode examines the methodology and the moment in history when the rabbinic class (Pharisees) unseated the priestly class (Sadducees) who had previously dominated the Temple for a thousand years. It examines the eye of the revolutionary storm as Hillel emerged as the new style of rabbinic leader defining the future Judaism we know today. (Kotzk Blog: 490)

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The Kotzk PodcastBy Rabbi Gavin Michal
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