Purim & Persia: Rediscovering Esther through court culture and politics

Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum and Michael Rainsbury, two passionate teachers of the Book of Esther, discuss how the Book of Esther should be understood ‘in those days, at this time’.Discover how academic research serves to reinforce and deepen the religious message of Esther, and listen to a discussion about what we can learn from the Book of Esther in light of the current situation in Israel, and what Purim could look like this year.

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