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Why was the Israelite section in the Beis Hamikdash so small?
Both Ezras Nashim and Ezras Israel allowed for men to enter. The reason why Ezras Nashim is called after women is because during Simchas Beis Hashoeva festivities of Succos they installed special ...
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Why did the 4 miracles of the Temple stop 40 years before the destruction of the Temple?
I guess the text of Yoma 39b still begs the question, what is significant about 40 years before the Destruction of the Temple?
The number 40 is often a sign of testing or completeness in a sense. In ...
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