Purim and Persia - Then and Now

Podcast: Meaningful Life Skills with Rabbi Simon Jacobson · Rabbi Simon Jacobson

Opublikowano: 2026-03-05

It is uncannily providential that the events unfolding right now in Iran — ancient Persia — are echoing events that took place nearly 2,400 years ago in that very same region. And it is all happening as we celebrate Purim and Shushan Purim, a story that centers entirely around Persia. It was in the days of Achashverosh, as we read in the Book of Esther, a Persian king, who ruled over 127 provinces. His minister named Haman incited him, calling for the genocide and annihilation of every Jew; men, women and children. And then, in a stunning and miraculous reve...