The Mother Who Ate Her Own Child During the Siege of Jerusalem

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 69

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

69. Siege of & Famine in Jerusalem.

Yoma, f. 38b.

Sifre, Levit. Behukko-

* •

tai.

Midr. Hagadol, Levit. Behukkotai.

— 199

Lament. R. to I, 17.

§ 55*

Yalk. II § 1002.

Cod. G. 97 (Jerahmeel) f. 772; 184, No. 232. (See No. 70.)

Themes

Temple Holy Land Jerusalem War Heresy

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