A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

On the inaugural Rosh Hashanah, 140 BCE, the Maccabean leader Shimon Thassi delivered the most beautiful speeches of Deuteronomy

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Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony,  presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi



The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society



The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero?



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The Maccabees had no choice but to take over the Jerusalem Temple from the priests, centralize worship there and destroy all other shrines in the land



The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron