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When did the Jews have it best?
« on: July 25, 2017, 08:25:40 PM »
I've been thinking about the Jewish people throughout history. History was never my strong suit.

Has there been a time in history when Jews had it better than we do now?
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2017, 08:26:50 PM »
In the days of King Solomon

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2017, 08:27:06 PM »
First bais hamikdash?

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2017, 08:30:27 PM »
First bais hamikdash?
Only for a very short time during King Solomon's reign. The gemorah relates that the night he married the daughter of the king of Egypt (at the height of his power) the seed of Rome was planted.

This topic absolutely fascinates me. As it would seem that our history is one of absolute utter failure. It's mind blowing to think about it.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2017, 08:31:32 PM »
First bais hamikdash?
Obviously. I'm sure he is asking in golus...

Does he mean from a spiritual or physical perspective?

I don't think Jews have ever been so surrounded by enemies and concentrated in one place in such a state of constant danger like they are in Israel today....

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2017, 08:33:51 PM »
Only for a very short time during King Solomon's reign. The gemorah relates that the night he married the daughter of the king of Egypt (at the height of his power) the seed of Rome was planted.

That doesn't mean it still wasn't the best time physically for Jews, just because the seed of Rome was planted.

Although I don't think when Ashmedai was king things were so rosy. Between Dovid and Shlomo, there were only 80 years. The rest of our history has not been pretty

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2017, 08:36:52 PM »
That doesn't mean it still wasn't the best time physically for Jews, just because the seed of Rome was planted.

Although I don't think when Ashmedai was king things were so rosy. Between Dovid and Shlomo, there were only 80 years. The rest of our history has not been pretty
I agree with you 💯. Was just pointing (actually the gemorah is pointing this out)out that just as it seemed that the world was "in order" the beginning of our destruction had begun.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2017, 08:49:33 PM »
I've been thinking about the Jewish people throughout history. History was never my strong suit.

Has there been a time in history when Jews had it better than we do now?
Spain during the Golden Era was quite good. The Abassids had a liberal open-minded court and Jews did very well.

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2017, 08:58:10 PM »
Obviously. I'm sure he is asking in golus...

Does he mean from a spiritual or physical perspective?

I don't think Jews have ever been so surrounded by enemies and concentrated in one place in such a state of constant danger like they are in Israel today....

Tach Tat?
Russian pogroms? Russia owned Poland and Lithuania at the time as well. Had millions of Jews.
First world war?
Holocaust?

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2017, 09:02:32 PM »
Good is a relative term.
Who do you think you are fooling? You think you are going to pull a quick one on your Creator? Good luck with that.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2017, 09:03:54 PM »
Tach Tat?
Russian pogroms? Russia owned Poland and Lithuania at the time as well. Had millions of Jews.
First world war?
Holocaust?
Not talking about the actual Holocaust. Times of peace.
 How about Jews in germany in 1920 ish.. vs Jews in Israel today. Who was "safer"? I'd argue for Germany.

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2017, 09:13:41 PM »
Spain during the Golden Era was quite good. The Abassids had a liberal open-minded court and Jews did very well.
How about the Jews living in other countries during those times...
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2017, 09:17:00 PM »
From a spiritual standpoint it must be the Babelonian era. The Yeshiva's of Nardu'ah and Pumpideesa stood for 1,000 years. 
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2017, 09:17:33 PM »
How about the Jews living in other countries during those times...
That's why I said Spain. There probably was never a time since the Churban where Jews lived in one locale exclusively and shared the same exact history.

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2017, 09:26:49 PM »
How about the Jews living in other countries during those times...
How about Jews living in other countries now? Not everywhere is the same.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2017, 09:34:21 PM »
This topic absolutely fascinates me.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2017, 09:36:16 PM »
Obviously. I'm sure he is asking in golus...

Does he mean from a spiritual or physical perspective?

I don't think Jews have ever been so surrounded by enemies and concentrated in one place in such a state of constant danger like they are in Israel today....
No, actually I wasnt specifically asking in Golus.
I imagined it was trying first BH but I was wondering if there were other times just as good.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2017, 10:14:05 PM »
From a spiritual standpoint it must be the Babelonian era. The Yeshiva's of Nardu'ah and Pumpideesa stood for 1,000 years. 
and yet some of the biggest 'blanks' in our bookshelf are from portions of that era

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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2017, 10:18:42 PM »
and yet some of the biggest 'blanks' in our bookshelf are from portions of that era
+1. From after the Amoraim until the early Reshonim we have virtually nothing.
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Re: When did the Jews have it best?
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2017, 10:20:06 PM »
+1. From after the Amoraim until the early Reshonim we have virtually nothing.
Approx how many years is that ?
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