The Ancient City Wall, Part 5: Nehemia's Rebuilding of the Jerusalem City Wall

Post date: Mar 22, 2013 2:48:28 PM

Date: Saturday 23 March 2013

Time: 2:00PM EST (1:00PM CST, 8:00PM Jerusalem time)

Place: TorahTruthSeekers1 room on PalTalk (in the Religion & Spirituality > Judaism section. If you do not have PalTalk, you may download it at www.paltalk.com.)

Speaker: Hakham Melech ben Ya'aqov

Description: This time we will talk about the rebuilding of the Jerusalem City walls by Nehemia upon the Judahites' return from the Persian exile. We will consider the Letter of Aristeas, written in the second century BCE, which describes, in detail, the city of Jerusalem including its walls. Time permitting, we will study the verses related to Hag HaMazoth, in preparation for the upcoming holiday which begins this Wednesday night into Thursday according to the Karaites.

Talk Recorded: Yes

Link to Recording: http://www.karaiteinsights.com/aud/Ancient-City-Wall-Part-5.wav