Alexander in Jerusalem,Yoma

On Kislev 21 of the year 3448 from creation 313 BCE, there occurred the historic meeting between Shimon HaTzaddik and Alexander (‘the Great”) of Macedonia. The Samarians, bitter enemies of the Jews, had convinced Alexander that the Jews’ refusal to place his image in their Temple was a sign of rebellion against his sovereignty and […]

The Beraisa of Peoples Judgment, Rosh Hashanah 17

(a) Jews and non-Jews who have sinned with their bodies descend to Gehinom for 12 months. 1. After 12 months their bodies are consumed, and their souls are burned and scattered beneath the feet of the righteous, as derived from a Pasuk. (b) Heretics, Mosrim and Apikorsim, who have denied the Torah and the resurrection, […]