The chachmei Caesarea, a group of Torah scholars who flourished in the third century Roman stronghold represented every possible solution to the eternal Jewish problem: how can we function as a Torah nation amidst a non-Jewish, and often decadent, outside culture? From the insular Rabbi Yosef ben Chanina to Rav Abua, the original court Jew, Rabbi Wein weighs the pros and cons of each scholar's approach, connecting with crystal clear relevance the parallels between the third century and our own modern times.