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Courage; facing evil; taking responsibility even when it's avoidable; kingship
Episode 1 • 6 September 2024 • 38m and 51s
This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation
Episode 60 • 2 August 2024 • 36m and 25s
This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation
Episode 59 • 26 July 2024 • 47m and 19s
Episode 58 • 12 July 2024 • 47m and 38s
Episode 57 • 28 June 2024 • 44m and 38s
Episode 56 • 21 June 2024 • 45m and 58s
Why the Egyptians deified animals; how one's understanding of the human being determines one's stance on animals; how man's recognition that he is but an animal differentiates him from animals; fear of God and the Paschal Lamb. This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation.
Episode • 12 April 2024 • 49m and 9s
Episode 55 • 5 April 2024 • 34m and 57s
Episode • 22 March 2024 • 40m and 51s
Highlights:
1:30 Why is the story of the Megillah framed as a narrative of Ahasuerus' kingship? 6:45 The focus on the hapless Persian king is meant ironically and reminds us that we long for a Davidic king 9:00 The prophet Hagai predicted the overthrow of the Persian Empire and the reinstitution of a Davidic monarch 11:30 2 potential ways for the Jews to return to Zion: under the rule of a Davidic king, independently, or under the rule of a Persian king 15:00 Haman's decree against the Jews of Judea and Jerusalem according to the book of Ezra 18:40 Two different perspectives on Haman's...
Episode • 15 March 2024 • 38m and 7s
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