In this episode, Rabbi Reinman discusses the role of perspective and viewpoint in the study of history. One people’s best times may be the worst times for other people.
Houses in a Valley
Previously, we presented two questions. One, which period of history could be considered the best time ever in human experience? Two, if a 60-foot length of rope was attached to a rope stretched all around the Equator and the elongated rope could float free in defiance of gravity, how far off the earth’s surface would the rope be at every point along its length?
So, when indeed was the best time in history?
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