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For a brief moment in history, an entire people believed their messiah had finally arrived.

Simon Bar Kokhba was crowned by respected rabbis, led a successful revolt against Rome, and fulfilled many of the messianic expectations of his time. Unlike Jesus of Nazareth, Simon was not rejected immediately — he was embraced.

Yet today, his name is barely remembered.

This video explores who Simon Bar Kokhba was, why he was recognized as a messiah, how his story ended in tragedy, and why history quietly moved on.

Was he a failed messiah — or simply the one who lost?

Cassius Dio — Roman History (Book 69)
Eusebius of Caesarea — Ecclesiastical History (Book 4.6)
Historia Augusta — Vita Hadriani
Jerusalem Talmud — Ta’anit 4:5 (68d-69a)
Babylonian Talmud — Gittin 57a
Midrash — Lamentations Rabbah 2:5
The Bar Kokhba Letters (Cave of Letters)
Coins of the Bar Kokhba Revolt

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