On this episode Rabbi Avi Finegold delves into the evolution of Judaism from the Second Temple all the way to the Scholars who wrote The Talmud and shaped the Judaism that looks so familiar to us today. Other topics of discussion in this conversation include: * the rise of the sects and the Sadducees & Pharisees * the Septuagint and what happens when you open a religion to other languages * Rabbi Yochanan’s daring escape and the shift to ritual life outside the temple * what the Mishna is and how it evolved to become the Talmud ....and much more!