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Ahasuerus: (4th century BCE) King of Persia, husband of Vashti and Esther. At the advice of his minister Haman, he issued a decree that all Jews should be killed. At Esther's insistence, he issued a second decree, allowing the Jews to defend themselves, rendering the first decree ineffective, as recorded in the Scroll of Esther which is read every year on Purim.

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Talk on Purim    Audio  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Nissan Dovid Dubov
An insight into the story of the Megillah: The reason why Purim was given its name; the laws of Purim, the reason why the Megillah is the only book in the entire Torah that does not have the name of G-d even once and more.
Learning & Values » Audio Classes » Holidays » Purim » Audio Classes
Achashveirosh    Audio  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Ari Shishler
Kabalistic insights into the king in the story of Purim
Learning & Values » Audio Classes » Holidays » Purim » Audio Classes » The Purim Characters
Achashveirosh Chooses a Queen    Audio  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Ari Shishler
The meaning behind Achashveirosh choosing a Queen from a Kabalistic standpoint.
Learning & Values » Audio Classes » Holidays » Purim » Audio Classes » The Purim Characters
Purim Characters    Audio  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Ari Shishler
An insight into the story of Purim and what each character represents.
Learning & Values » Audio Classes » Holidays » Purim » Audio Classes » The Purim Characters
The Tail of Vashti    RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Stacey Goldman
When I was sixteen, I went to Israel for two months and gained about twenty pounds. I had been thin, even skinny, my whole life and never gave my weight a second thought...
The Jewish Woman » Acts of Transformation » Inner & Outer Beauty
The Basic Purim Story    RankRankRankRankRankRank
The characters of the Purim story come alive in this brief rendition of the miraculous tale. See G-d's delivering hand veiled behind a fascinating story of palace intrigue...
Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Purim » Story of Purim
Why did Esther marry a non-Jewish king?    Q&A  RankRankRankRankRankRank
By Chana Weisberg
Esther did not want to be taken to the palace. Not only was she an upright Jewish girl who abhorred the notion of marriage to a gentile vile king, she was actually already married!
Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » Purim » Study » Questions & Answers
The Night the King Woke Up…  Purim, 5732 · February 29, 1972  Video  RankRankRankRankRankRank
The Night the King Woke Up…
"On that night the king's sleep was disturbed…" Taken literally this verse refers to King Achashverosh. But the Midrash explains a deeper dimension: "The sleep of the King of the universe was disturbed" - G-d Himself "woke up."
The Rebbe » Living Torah » Archive » Disc 46 » Program One Hundred Eighty Four


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