The Secrets of Chumash with Rabbi Shnayor Burton

Courage; facing evil; taking responsibility even when it's avoidable; kingship

This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation

This lecture is a project of the Jacob Lights Foundation

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.

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 t