PIRKEI AVOT 10 – GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT
In the eighth and ninth mishnayot of the first chapter of Pirkei Avot, the two towering rabbinic figures are Simeon ben Shetach and Yehuda ben Tabai.
Rabbi Dunner paints the historical backdrop to this momentous period in Jewish history, explaining who the key figures were and why the battle between Pharisees and Sadduccees played such a crucial role, before delving into the teachings of these two great Talmudic rabbis.
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