Lessons Learned from the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple: How to Truly Make America Great Again

22 Pages Posted: 18 Aug 2018

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Hershey H. Friedman

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York

Date Written: August 5, 2018

Abstract

The Second Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in the year 70 C.E. and a large part of the Jewish population was either killed, sent into exile, or sold into slavery. The sages of the Talmud and Midrash attempted to answer the question as to why Jerusalem and the Temple were destroyed. This paper will examine some of the reasons and see what lessons for today may be learned from them. One major lesson is that baseless hatred can tear apart a company.

Keywords: Romans, Destruction of Jerusalem, Talmud, Zealots, Second Temple, Baseless Hatred, Oxycontin, and Corruption

JEL Classification: B11, J50, M12, M14, M54, Z12

Suggested Citation

Friedman, Hershey H., Lessons Learned from the Destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple: How to Truly Make America Great Again (August 5, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3226583 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3226583

Hershey H. Friedman (Contact Author)

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York ( email )

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