What Happened to the Chashmanoim? Home › Forums › Controversial Topics › What Happened to the Chashmanoim? This topic has 4 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 11 months ago by zahavasdad. Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) Author Posts November 29, 2013 2:34 pm at 2:34 pm #611431 RedlegParticipant November 29, 2013 3:32 pm at 3:32 pm #989822 SecularFrummyMember They went OTD. They were kohanim that took over the kingship, which was designated for the tribe of Yehudah. November 29, 2013 3:47 pm at 3:47 pm #989824 tzaddiqMember excuse my ignorance, but aren’t the maccabees and chashmonaim one and the same? November 29, 2013 3:52 pm at 3:52 pm #989825 apushatayidParticipant 200 years? The misyavnim were back in power, running the beis hamikdash within 20 years with a new minyavni kohen gadol buying the position each year as his predecessor didnt survive yom kippur. November 29, 2013 4:45 pm at 4:45 pm #989826 zahavasdadParticipant Power Corrupts, Absoulute Power Corrupts absolutely Author Posts Viewing 5 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In