One fine day in the spring of 419 or 418 BCE, a Jewish soldier opened up an official missive sent to him and his fellow troops stationed in upper Egypt. The author of the letter was Hananiah, a Jewish official in Yahud, the name the Persians assigned to the former region of Judah. As part […]
Dr. Henry Abramson
Dr. Henry Abramson is a specialist in Jewish history and thought. His most recent book is "Torah from the Years of Wrath 1939-1943: The Historical Context of the Aish Kodesh."