Machshava:

Beit HaMikdash,  Galut,  Israel,  Purim,  Tefillah,  Teshuva,  Yom Kippur 

Holidays:

Taaniot (fasts) 

Nach:

Esther,  Melachim 

Parsha:

Mikeitz,  Pinchas,  Vayeishev,  Vayeitzei 

Description

Insights of Professor Yonatan Grossman on Megillat Esther, focusing on Nowruz (Persian New Year) and its relevance to Purim