What were some challenges Jews faced during their migration?

Answer 1

The Babylonians once forced them to worship a statue dedicated to king Nebuchanezzar. Three boys refused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Because they worship the true God. You can find this in The Bible in the book of Daniel 3:1.

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The diaspora (scattering) was difficult for us:
1) Because certain mitzvot (such as those related to agriculture in the Holy Land) now became suspended for the duration of the exile.
2) Because of the impediment to communication between the various communities. This could lead to the development of rivaling groups, each claiming to be authentic.
3) Because the Jews were now a minority among other nations, who were sometimes quite hostile.
4) Along with the Torah, the Land of Israel (Judea) and the Holy Temple had been central to Judaism. It now was to be seen whether Torah-observance could be maintained on the high level that those ideal factors had been conducive to.

Answer 2

Trying to establish claims for status and land which they wanted to occupy, against the hostility of those Jews who had not been deported to Babylon and had remained in control of the land.

As those deported had been the upper class and their slaves, and those left in Israel had been lower class who had been given an imported upper class to keep them quiet, there were strong opposing forces in play.

And after so long, there were serious problems in proving lineages to reinforce their claims, whiich many were unable to do.

Answer:

The ones who tried to usurp the Holy Land were the enemies of the Jews, not competing Jewish groups. The land had been entirely empty of Jews during the exile (Talmud, Yoma 54a, based on Jeremiah 9:9), as the lower-class remainder had dispersed to Egypt after the death of Gedaliah ben Ahikam (Jeremiah ch.42-43).

It was the enemies of the Jewish returnees who unsuccessfully petitioned the ruling power and spelled out their spurious claims to the land (as recorded at length in the Talmud, Sanhedrin 91a).

Response:

The above may be a traditional Jewish view, however we have evidence from less partial sources; even such a Jewish source as I Esdras (in particular 1.5.68f) gives a more balanced, if chronologically erratic, view). The fact of the strategy of exchanging aristocracies is clear.

The ten tribes of Israel had earlier lost their aristocracies to Assyria, and had an Assyrian one imposed on them. Similarly the Babylonians had taken the aristocracy of Judah-Benjamin to Assyria and imposed ah Assyrian aristocracy. The idea that Judaea had been entirely depopulated is a good Jewish story but not supported by all the evidence we have.

Answer 3

1) Certain mitzvot are not applicable during the exile.

2) The impediment to communication between the various communities..

3) Anti-Semitism, including expulsions and massacres.

4) Along with the Torah, the Land of Israel (Judea) and the Holy Temple had been central to Judaism. During the exile, it has been difficult to maintain Torah-observance on the high level that those ideal factors had been conducive to.

Answer 4

The diaspora (scattering) was difficult for us:

1) Because certain mitzvot (such as those related to agriculture in the Holy Land) now became suspended for the duration of the exile.

2) Because of the impediment to communication between the various communities. This could lead to the development of rivaling groups, each claiming to be authentic.

3) Because the Jews were now a minority among other nations, who were sometimes quite hostile.

4) Along with the Torah, the Land of Israel (Judea) and the Holy Temple had been central to Judaism. It now was to be seen whether Torah-observance could be maintained on the high level that those ideal factors had been conducive to.

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Answer 5

The Jews faced many obstacles while in exile in Babylon , they were slaves , had to undergo hardsips , had no temple.