Squeezing through the tunnels used during the bar kochba revolt. Jewish rebels dig strategic tunnel system the bas library. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bar kokhba sextet at the discogs marketplace. Rediscovering the real bar kokhba the jerusalem post. These fellows pull it off with dignity, inventiveness and elation. The zionist youth movement betar took its name from barkokhbas traditional last stronghold, and david bengurion, israels first prime minister, took his hebrew last name from one of barkokhbas generals. The name bar kokhba, son of a star, was given to him apparently in accordance with num. From yavne to the bar kokhba revolt binyamin lau on.
It begins with hadrian, functional ruler of the roman empire in ad, and a survey of his world. Explore releases from bar kokhba sextet at discogs. Bar kochbas temple commentary using a testimony of jesus christ. John zorn masada chamber ensembles bar kokhba 1996. Undergrounf tunnels in herdion form bar kokhba period. Bar kokhba sextet brings together six core members of the masada family under the leadership of john zorn. The bar kochba revolt 26 ce was the third and final war between the jewish. Bar kochbas secret tunnels a revealing visit to the ruins of an.
For this effort, zorn enlists some of new yorks finest musicians. Follow the path for a couple of kilometers until you get to the entrance to a village. Getting to the bar kochba caves on route 38 a few kilometers south of haela junction. Bar kokhba revolt project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This month, ngc ancients examines the bar kokhba revolt a. There are several locations in the shefelah where one can crawl in caves from the time of the bar kokhba rebelleion. Rare coin from ancient jewish bar kokhba revolt discovered. Shimon barkokhba was the leader of the jewish revolt against rome between 2 and 5 c. Written by levin kipnis in 1930, this children song depicts bar kokhba as a jewish version of che guevara tall, handsome, riding a roaring lion, wasting romans in one hand, holding a flag of liberty in the other. To access the full database of over 5 million records, please consult coinarchives pro.
Ancient jewish settlement from 2,000 years ago unearthed. Bar kokhbas coins are likewise very important to our knowledge of the socalled second revolt. The revolt established a threeyearlong independent jewish state in which bar kokhba ruled as nasi prince. While the lost tribes are not the focus of the story, their story is a theme that runs throughout the book. Fought circa 26 ce, it was the last of three major jewishroman wars, so it is also known as the third jewishroman war or the third jewish revolt.
Not since bar kokhba came popping out of his tunnels to bloody the romans have we had one man who can do so much harm. Bar kokhba encompasses the wealth of material john zorn has composed with his eminent quartet masada. Contact me for a proposal of a full day tour of shefelah, that will also include this unique activity. The last jewish revolt against imperial rome campaign book 310 ebook. Archaeologists unearth huge entryway with frescoes and rebel tunnels in herods palace. They adapted or dug tunnel systems under towns to hide within. Before being totally crushed by rome, kokhba s zealots gave rome a really hard time. Simon ben kosevah, known to posterity as bar kokhba hebrew. The revolt was named for a man called shimon, on coins, bar kosibah, on papyrus, bar kozibah, on rabbinic literature, and bar kokhba, in christian writing. Bar kokhba by andrew rose one of the great leaders and legends of jewish leaders was shimon bar kokhbah, alternately spelled bar kochba. Some of this music was originally recorded for the art of rememberance sic simon wiesenthal, a feature documentary film by johanna heer and werner schmiedel. Bar kochba and his army managed to hold off the vast roman army for. In less able hands, the execution might be kitschy. John medeski, marc ribot, anthony coleman, and erik freedlander, among others.
The military leader is not just a military leader, but a jew of great faith. An understanding of the underground tunnels at herodium and how they worked. Rare coin from ancient jewish bar kokhba revolt discovered in cave the coin is believed to have been minted between the third and fourth year. Tvedtnes, john gee, matthew roper, book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions, journal of book of mormon studies 91 2000. In the days of bar kochba, says talmudic scholar and guide rabbi yehuda landy, our ancestors were utilizing underground tunnels in their.
Here we learned about the guerrilla warfare developed by the jews involved in the bar kochba revolt against the romans in the 2nd century. Mered bar kokhba was a rebellion of the jews of the roman province of judea, led by simon bar kokhba, against the roman empire. Enter the narrow track and take the right turn at the t junction. Much has been discovered about the bar kokhba war since yadin wrote his book. During the ensuing bar kokhba war aka the second jewish war, the insurgents held their own against the crack. This book covers the exploration of the caves in judea in the early sixties and revealed almost all we know about shimon bar kokhba, the leader of the last great jewish revolt in 2ad 6ad. A rebellious jewish population would coalescence around a man who would be proclaimed a messiah. Killing more than half a million jews and destroying almost a thousand villages, the bar kochba revolt 235 was a major event in jewish history and a blotch on the reputation of the good emperor hadrian. In the past, a milestone inscribed with the name hadrian was found near the road.
It also features the original soundtrack from the art of remembrance simon wiesenthal, a film by hannah heer and werner schmiedel 199495. Shrine of the book herodion herodium zechariahs tomb in the valley of. In bar kochba rebels caves, salvaging what the thieves left behind archaeologists conclude 3week excavation of the judean deserts cave. The bar kokhba revolt was a rebellion of the jews of the roman province of judea, led by. Indeed, the first name of bar kokhba, simon was known only from his coins until 40 years ago1960 to be exactwhen the bar kokhba letters, discovered in caves near the dead sea, were discovered and translated. From beit guvrin, we travelled north to horvat midras. His state was conquered by the romans in 5 following a twoandahalfyear war. All compositions and arrangements written by john zorn for small ensembles of strings, keyboards and clarinets. The bar kochba revolt was a jewish rebellion, led by simon bar kochba, against the roman empire that ultimately failed.
Bar kokhba was general midrashic designation for the king messiah. The books of samuel and joshua use the phrase eretz israel once apiece, but in both cases it refers to the part of the country that is. Coin of bar kochba, with the temple and a messianic star. The music act is an improvisational group from new yorks best downtown artists, including cyro baptista on percussion, marc ribot on guitar, greg cohen on bass, joey baron on drums and mark feldman erik friedlander on strings. These latter coins would intimate that bar kokbas name was simeon, similar examples of the omission of this name being afforded by the names ben zoma and ben azzai, each of whom was also named simeon. Bar kochba caves israel inside out an insiders guide. An historical and theological investigation of the last king of the jews 9781568215020.
This, as we all know, is a book of the christian new testament, written most probably by a christian jew of the diaspora, shortly after the destruction of the temple. The album is a collection of masada songs that have been rearranged for chamber ensembles. Simon bar kokhba, the commander of the revolt, was regarded by many jews as. Archaeologists think it was built when roman emperor hadrian visited around ad or right after the suppression of the bar kokhba uprising in the years 2 to 5. Amazingly, his explorations in the 1960s found fragments of letters in caves near the dead sea which were occupied by refugees at the end of the war, some written and. In ad 2, shimon ben koseba, a rebel leader who assumed the messianic name shimon bar kokhba son of a star, led the people of judaea in open rebellion, aiming to establish their own independent jewish state and to liberate jerusalem from the romans. Bar kokhba, for those unfamiliar, is effectively billed as chamber ensembles play the masada songbook. John zorn bar kokhba john zorn bar kokhba lucifer book of angels volume 10. It features music from zorns masada project, rearranged for small ensembles. Photographs from yadins book bar kokhba archaeologists find tunnels from jewish revolt against romans by the associated press.
He bar kokhba was a hero, he struggled for freedom, the whole nation loved him. For those unfamiliar, the masada book is a series of melodies written by zorn using the jewish scales this lends that middle east meets eastern european vibe that you get from traditional jewish musics. Barkokhba united his army in judea and led the jews in battle. In bar kochba rebels caves, salvaging what the thieves. The bar kokhba war ad 26 is an osprey campaign series book. Geilman, 56hev 44 bar kokhba, in ancient scrolls from the dead sea, ed. Bar kokhba is a double album by john zorn, recorded between 1994 and 1996. Renowned in legend, history and in the talmud, he was alternately referred to as bar koszeva or bar koseva. From the perspective of traditional writings, richard marks washington and lee university book the image of bar kokhba in traditional jewish literature. Bar kochba bar kokhba shimon bar kosiba and the bar. In the postrabbinical era, however, the barkokhba revolt became a symbol of valiant national resistance. Bar kokhba biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. While researching this topic, zephyr began to write rabbi akiva, bar kokhba revolt, and the ten tribes of israel to gain a better understanding of this great rabbi and this intriguing school of thought. There is a brown sign pointing towards churvat madras left as you arrive from haela junction.
Bar kokhba is celebrating the waving of the four species as part of succot. According to the christian church historian eusebius c. Buy the bar kokhba war ad 26 by powell, lindsay, dennis, peter isbn. This rebellion later became known as the barkokhba revolt. Ancient hidden tunnels used by rebels against the romans are discovered in a 2,000yearold settlement unearthed in the israeli desert halfacre site is proof jewish culture stretched to edge of the judea province exposed tunnels used by rebels during the bar kokhba revolt in 5ad the main find is a piece of an oil lamp. The second jewish revolt against the roman dominion 25 ce considerably changed the political and cultural landscape of jewish palestine. Undergrounf tunnels in herdion form bar kokhba period jerusalem. There are several locations in the shefelah where one can crawl in caves from the time of the barkokhba rebelleion. Live at warsaw summer jazz days 99 mark feldman violin erik friedlander cello greg cohen bass marc ribot guitar cyro baptista percussion joey baron drums john zorn conductor. The last decade has seen some stunning developments in research on the bar kokhba war. It was issued to celebrate the crushing of simon bar kochbas revolt of 25. Judaea was almost completely devastated, and jewish life shifted from judaea to the galilee. Rabbi akiva, bar kokhba revolt and the ten tribes of israel.