Ep. 583: Purim and Persia: Then and Now
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Topics:
Purim and Persia: Then and Now
- What lessons can we learn from Purim about today’s events in Iran?
- How do we connect the dots of many seemingly fragmented events now and throughout history?
- Why would anyone think of reading the Megillah backwards?
- What are the parallels between ancient and modern-day Persia?
- Is it providential that Khamenei and his cohorts were wiped out while we were reading the Torah portion about obliterating Amalek?
- What happened on Purim 1953 when the Rebbe led the chassidism in shouting hoo-ra hoo-ra three times, and its connection to Stalin’s death that night? How does that apply to our times?
- What was the general theme of the maamar the Rebbe delivered then?
- What is the central message of Purim?
- Why is G-d’s name not mentioned in the Megillah?
- If our enemies cannot hurt us within the structures of nature, how do we explain tragedies that we suffered throughout history?
- How do we reconcile the Purim miracle being dressed up in nature and the fact that it was connected to Purim/lots, which is a level beyond nature?
- Why would we be obligated to reach a point where we can’t distinguish between “blessed is Mordechai and cursed is Haman”?
- If the “Guardian of Israel does not slumber or sleep” why does it say that the “king’s sleep was disturbed that night”?
- Why is golus (exile) compared to sleep and dreams?
- How do we access the transcendent power of Purim today?
- What is the meaning of the expression “anyone who stretches out their hand is given”?
- What can I do do ensure that these blessings are fulfilled in my life?
- What happened on Purim 60 years ago?
- Why did we not take spoils in Persia as we did in Egypt?
- Now that the world’s biggest terrorist Khamenei is gone what comes next?
- Is this a prelude to Moshiach?
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