Ep. 583: Purim and Persia: Then and Now

MyLife: Chassidus Applied · Mar 2, 2026 · 1h 8m

Rabbi Jacobson will discuss the following topics:

Purim and Persia: Then and Now

What lessons can we learn from Purim about today’s events in Iran?

How do we connect the dots of many seemingly fragmented events now and throughout history?

Why would anyone think of reading the Megillah backwards?

What are the parallels between ancient and modern-day Persia?

Is it providential that Khamenei and his cohorts were wiped out while we were reading the Torah portion about obliterating Amalek?

What happened on Purim 1953 when the Rebbe led the chassidism in shouting hoo-ra hoo-ra three times, and its…