How Much of the Exodus Story is Historical - and Does It Actually Matter? A Conversation with Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum (202)
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Did the Exodus from Egypt happen exactly as the Torah describes?
How should we contend with archeological evidence that seems to indicate that certain aspects of the Torah's narrative don't make sense?
And, for that matter, how can we contend with similar questions that surround other historical Biblical narratives?
Rabbi Dr. Raphael Zarum, Dean of the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) and the Rabbi Sacks Chair of Modern Jewish Thought, addresses these and other pressing questions in this special pre-Pesach episode of the Orthodox Conundrum. Listen in so that you can renew your understanding of Yetziat Mitzrayim with greater depth and profundity.
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