Where Credit Is Due: The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 53
Focusing on profiles in leadership, we open with a homiletic reading of a precise word in the Scroll of Esther to reveal where credit must be given for the miracle. Discover the unique and unparalleled historic contribution of Queen Esther. Delving into the detailed description of Mordechai’s unusual leadership, we learn why some didn’t fully appreciate the way he wove politics, scholarship, and saintly stewardship of the Jewish people together. This Talmud class is on tractate Megillah page 16b.
| 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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