Royal Rocket Woman : The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 23
A discovery of the deep history of ancestral modesty, which served to catalyze Esther’s meteoric rise to the imperial crown of Persia! Here our Sages take us back to the founding figures of our nation: a most unusual courtship conversation between Jacob and Rachel is elucidated, along with its unintended and surprising ending. We’re also introduced to the bashful young man who rises to become Israel’s first King! These stories richly illustrate the remarkable nature of Divine design and the notion that G-d always keeps score, and in the end settles them too! (Tractate Megillah 13a-b)
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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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