Esther and Ahashverosh

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1. Esther's Second Party

   Prof. Jonathan Grossman

   A comparison of the two feasts shows a greater closeness between Ahashverosh and Esther in the second feast. This lesson describes the feast and the formulation of Esther's words.

2. "He Makes Nations Great and Destroys Them" – The Turning Point of the Megilla

   Dr. Mordechai Sabato

   Upon examination of the book of Esther, we find that only after we have finished reading the entire book can we retroactively appreciate the significance of all the events it relates. Only after we have seen the picture in its entirety, from the third year of King Achashverosh to the twelfth year of his reign, do the many details join together to form a whole mosaic. Only then do we understand the contribution of each and every detail to the final miracle.