Did Two Rabbis Get A Jewish King To Not Destroy An Idol-Filled Building In Makkah? – OpEd

Why did two Arabian Jewish rabbis save from destruction —at the hand of an Arabian Jewish king— a pagan-controlled sanctuary in Makkah when it was filled with idols? Keep in mind that idols are completely forbidden by Judaism in the worship of the One God? According to some hadith there were 300 idols around the Ka’bah;...