Jerusalem, torn by civil strife, succumbs to the brutal Roman occupation that burns the Second Temple and murders hundreds of thousands of our people.

by Rabbi Ken Spiro
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Published: Saturday, July 07, 2007

43 of 87 in the Aish.com Jewish History Series

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Rabbi Ken Spiro

Rabbi Ken Spiro is originally from New Rochelle,NY. He graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Russian Language and Literature and did graduate studies at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. He has Rabbinical ordination from Yeshiva Aish HaTorah in Jerusalem and a Masters Degree in History from The Vermont College of Norwich University. Rabbi Spiro is also a licensed tour guide by the Israel Ministry of Tourism. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs such as B.B.C. Radio and TV., The National Geographic Channel, The History Channel and Arutz Sheva-Israel National Radio. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and five children where he works as a senior lecturer and researcher on Aish HaTorah outreach programs.

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