The Book of Achashverosh

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March 19 2019
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50min 57s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Machshava:
Purim 
Nach:
Esther 

References: Megilla: 11a Megilla: 13b Megilla: 13a Megilla: 12a Megilla: 16a Megilla: 15b  

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Through the lens of Chapter 10 of Megilat Esther, we find a reading of the entire Megilah as the "Book of Achashverosh", telling the story of a king who hungers for respect and security, spends the entire book grasping for it, and still does not have it at the end - in contrast with the Jews who live under his control.

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