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Herod's rule accomplished a political and social revolution.

Judea becomes a Roman tributary.

While the Seleucids and Ptolemies battled for control of Palestine, Hellenism--the synthesis of Greek and native Near Eastern cultures--took hold.

The historical importance and practical history of rebuilding ancient Judaism's sacred center.

These two reformers charted a course for the future of Judaism.

Politics from Artaxerxes to Zerubbabel

Rebuilding the Temple and the reign of Cyrus

Jewish authorities do not object to fertility technology, but have concerns with some of the specific methods. 

While some modern Jews have rejected the notion of chosenness altogether, others have reinterpreted it as an ethical mission or a national spirit.