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Facts about the crucifixion

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Rabbi Ari Shvat

Adar I 30, 5782
Question
From the perspective of a Jew, did someone came to die on a cross and what is his name?
Answer
Crucifixion was a common way of putting criminals or those considered dangerous, to death by the Romans, and apparently there were many such cases.
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