Ballrooms Gone Bad: The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 12
This fascinating analysis of the Megillah’s verses provide a window into the artificially simulated atmosphere and ambiance that greeted the overflow crowds who flocked to attend King Achashverosh’s ‘Royal Inaugural Ball’ in the nation’s capital. See how party decoration details were carefully choreographed and shrewdly arranged to uniquely wow Shushanite revelers of differing social classes; while universally provoking promiscuity and other desired sinful effects.
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| Topics: | Talmud, Scroll of Esther, Megillah |
Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the Spiritual Leader and Executive Director of Chabad Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, serving one of Canada’s most dynamic Jewish communities. He also serves as Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service. He is an active member of Toronto’s Vaad HaRabbanim (Council of Orthodox Rabbis), and a voting member of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada’s executive rabbinical board. Rabbi Kaplan is featured regularly on many local television and radio shows. He is a sought after speaker, with hundreds of lectures on Chabad.org. He and his wife, Faygie, are blessed with eight children. Artistically endowed, the rabbi enjoys drawing, sketching and creating charcoal portraits.
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