Royal Disaster

Episode 29 January 12, 2018 00:54:24
Royal Disaster
Purim With Rabbi Kaplan
Royal Disaster

Jan 12 2018 | 00:54:24

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Show Notes

The Talmud on the Megillah, Lesson 15 Daf/Page 12b Despite the very public nature of the intoxicated monarch’s request, Queen Vashti brazenly snubs her husband by being a no-show. To add insult to injury, she privately insults her thin-skinned husband by mocking his masculinity. To be sure, she was so licentious in nature that she would have acquiesced; however suddenly miraculous disfigurement made that prohibitive. The clueless king erupts in a public display of fury; while seething inwardly as well. Despite his drunken stupor, the ruler cunningly seeks counsel from local Jewish Sages who are thrust into an impossible no-win situation. Not to be outfoxed, the wise men cleverly recuse themselves from this unwanted judicial duty.

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