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Achashveirosh



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Shishler, Ari
Rabbi Ari Shishler is the director of Chabad of Strathavon, South Africa



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Rabbi Ari Shishler is the director of Chabad of Strathavon, South Africa


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Achashveirosh
Kabalistic insights into the king in the story of Purim  (45:44)
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Achashveirosh Chooses a Queen
The meaning behind Achashveirosh choosing a Queen from a Kabalistic standpoint.
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The Real Queen Esther
Why the Jewish people are compared to Queen Esther.
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The King's Disturbed Sleep
Purim and the meaning of the King (G-d) in a state of sleep
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Shushan
Insights in to the city of Shushan which celebrated Purim for an additional day; also featuring tales of cities that celebrate their own personal Purim victories.
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Purim – Judaism Take Two
“The people performed the mitzvahs they had previously accepted” - Esther 9:16. By returning to the inner soul of Torah the people revealed a second dimension in Judaism previously unknown.
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Purim: Veiled
Part 1
Similar to our masquerading on Purim, it seems that G-d masked himself from getting any face time in the Megillah, why?
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Beyond the Gallows
Part 2
The megillah tells us that Haman schemes to hang Mordechai, the Jew, on gallows of fifty cubits height, what’s the significance of this detail?
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Just Don’t Know Anymore
Part 3
The Sages teach that it was at Purim that we accepted the Torah, our covenant with G-d, but didn’t that happen at Sinai?
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Torah Gems - Purim
Experience the gems of Purim with the classic commentaries, and a kabbalistic twist.
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Talk on Purim
An insight into the story of the Megillah: The reason why Purim was given its name; the laws of Purim, the reason why the Megillah is the only book in the entire Torah that does not have the name of G-d even once and more.
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Permission to be (really) Happy
Purim is a festival of boundless joy, but being happy doesn’t always come so naturally. How do we achieve real Simcha—true happiness?
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The Rest of the Story - He Would Not Bow
A true story, as told by the Chief Rabbi of Tehran, a participant in the events when Khomeini came to power, in the land of Mordechai and Esther.
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The Rabbi who Slaughtered his Purim Guest
A remarkable illumination of the mystifying Talmudic story where a sage “slaughters” his colleague at the festive Purim meal.
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To Life, To Life - L'Chaim!
1) Getting acquainted with “Kosher Spirits” 2) The "Real Deal" on Wine, Beer, Scotch & Single Malt Whiskies
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Redemption of Purim
Part 1: How The Wicked Prosper
The rise and fall of Haman; a deeper look into the source of the holy and the un-holy in the divine will, and on which level each one thrive.
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Redemption of Purim
Part 2: Purim Transformation
Chassidus teachings offer an analogy to the condition of exile, of a teacher and student who are in the middle of their studies. When the teacher wishes to share a more complex concept, he pauses to prepare the new lesson. It is the maturity of the student that will determine whether the interruption is seen as abandonment or devotion.
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The Decree and Salvation of Purim
This class provides a thorough understanding of the deeper reason and root cause for the decree and salvation in the Purim story.
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The Inner Megillah
This class illuminates the deeper dimension of the Megillah – book of Esther; why there’s no mention of G-d’s name in the text and the different times for its reading.
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Special Halachot for a Friday Purim
An in-depth discussion on the unique halachic implications for a Friday Purim; how is it celebrated in Jerusalem and how to combine the Purim and Shabbat meals.
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Rabbi Schapiro on Purim
This is an advanced class on the holiday of Purim.
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