Epic Emperors, Epic Miscalculation...

Purim With Rabbi Kaplan

Jan 20 2017 | 00:55:35

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Show Notes

The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 9 Daf/Page 11b This class continues with an analysis of famous historical rulers, and then moves into the documentation of a monarchic miscalculation that proves to be fatal, as the royal emperor of Babylon mistakenly calculated our exilic schedule and engenders harsh consequences. See how the Kings of Babylon and Persia mistakenly calculated our exilic schedule and learn about the resultant harsh consequences! Part One: https://soundcloud.com/user-464235976/epic-emperors-of-the-ancient-world

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