The Royal Miscalculation: The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 10
The Talmud continues its analysis of monarchical miscalculations with the royally mistaken conclusions reached by ancient Persia’s epic emperor, and the fatal consequences it caused. In fairness, our sages are quick to point out that this was no simple equation, as even the Prophet Daniel was unsure; effectively minimizing the margin of his error.
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Rivkah Bergman
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February 8, 2017
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is a brilliant speaker and Rabbi, and a very humble person. I enjoyed so much this video clip "The Royal Miscalculation". Reply
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