Just a thought to ponder: The goyim say that the 70 years of exile were from 606 when Daniel was taken to Babylon and 536 when Cyrus decreed something or other that I forgot. It could easily have been 165 more years before Chazal were willing to call the Temple rebuilt. In order to resolve the issue at hand, we would probably need a class that would last several months. Without going into all the details of who says what, perhaps we can agree to disagree and go to sleep?
Menu