Esther Ch. 9 by Calev Ben Dor

Megillat Esther Bonus: President Yitzchak Herzog on Megillat Esther

Bonus episode, President Yitzchak Herzog on Megillat Esther!

Esther Ch. 10 Part 2 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson | Esther & Yosef

Esther #10 - one of the shortest chapters in Tanakh I'm excited to share two different audios on the chapter which connect its 3 verses to two very large themes in the megilla. The second audio explores the meaning of the many connections between the story of the megilla and that of Yosef - with a surprising twist connected to chapter 10. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.10?lang=bi [https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.10?lang=bi]

Esther Ch. 10 Part 1 by Rabbi Joe Wolfson

Esther #10 - one of the shortest chapters in Tanakh I'm excited to share two different audios on the chapter which connect its 3 verses to two very large themes in the megilla.The first audio uses our chapter to track the moral development of Achashverosh throughout the story - could he be seen as the hero of the megilla: Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.10?lang=bi [https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.10?lang=bi]

Esther Ch. 9 by Calev Ben Dor

Esther Chs. 8+9 - the Jews fight against their enemies and after the victory begin the celebration which will become known as Purim. Calev Ben Dor explores the connections between the Jews of Purim and those at Sinai in explaining the nature of Jewish identity and obligation. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.9?lang=bi [https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.9?lang=bi]

Esther Chs. 8 by Rabbi Sam Lebens

Esther Chs. 8+9: The Jews fight against their enemies and after the victory begin the celebration which will become known as Purim. Sam Lebens explores the apparently genocidal actions of the Jews against their enemies. Text here: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.8?lang=bi [https://www.sefaria.org/Esther.8?lang=bi]