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ארץ ישראל: Kamtza and Bar Kamtza - The story that destroyed the Holy Temple.

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Kamtza and Bar Kamtza

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

The Talmud (Gittin 56) tells of a man wanted to throw a party for all his friends, so he drew up a guest list and instructed his servant to send out the invitations. One of the men on the guest list was named “Kamtza,” but the servant made a mistake and invited “