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Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.

Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.

Ein Yakov on the Talmudic section in Gittin (Daf 56-58) that deals with the Destruction of the Temple.

The story of Har HaMelech, a mountain range that contained 600,000 cities each with 600,000 citizens during the reign of King Yannai.

The tragic story of how the metropolis of Tur Malka fell over the simple matter of a rooster and a hen, with Kabbalistic commentary from the Tzemach Tzedek and the Rebbe's father.

Onkelos the Convert, in his search for truth, uses necromancy to raise and interview three deceased enemies of the Jewish people: Titus, Bilaam, and Jesus.

Titus' triumphant return to Rome, and his painful demise.

Curing R. Tzadok; Titus destroys Jerusalem and the Holy Temple

R. Yochanan is smuggled out of a beseiged Jerusalem, where he first impresses, and then negotiates with, the wicked Titus

The life and demise of one of the richest women in Jerusalem

The three wealthiest families in Jerusalem launch a plan to save the city (plus: the crime of wasted talent)

Bar Kamtza betrays the Jewish people, Zecharya Ben Avkulus makes a fatal error, and Nero converts to Judaism

Bar Kamtza is humiliated, the Rabbis do not protest, and he hatches a plan to get revenge.

How R. Meir defeated Satan. Plus the mystical significance of peace, Shabbos, and clearing the way for repentance.

R. Meir saw in a dream that property he had saved was meant to be destroyed. Here's how he responded