By: Ann Goldberg – The Jerusalem Post
When Rabbi Yehuda Hanassi moved his Sanhedrin ecclesiastical court from Beit She’arim to nearby Zippori (Sepphoris), quite a few eyebrows were raised. In Beit She’arim he had his yeshiva and was surrounded by religious Jews of his own ilk. In Zippori – the capital of the Galilee – lived many secular Jews who had little or no interest in Judaism. Zippori was also home to a large number of Romans, and many Jews were enjoying their newly-adopted pagan lifestyle.
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