The Evil Queen’s Wild Party

Purim With Rabbi Kaplan

Dec 01 2016 | 00:44:34

00:00 / 00:44:34

Show Notes

Talmud: Megillah Story ch.1, Lesson 14 Daf/Page 12b Not to be outdone by her husband, the freshly minted monarch Achashvairosh; the royal heiress turned Queen Vashti hosts a parallel female version of the Inaugural Royal Ball. Being equally promiscuous in character and licentious in behavior; her choice of location, revelry, and festivities were designed to stimulate illicit lust and sinful desire. Predictably, vulgarity abounded, but the surprising end result shocked everybody.

Other Episodes

Episode 2

March 17, 2022 • 01:34:43

A TASTE OF HUNGER

A fascinating discovery on the Fast of Esther Lifting the Lid on the Tradition to Starve before Feasting! Our analysis of the earliest recipes...

Episode

December 01, 2016 • 01:06:35

The Great Sages Purim Sermons

Talmud: Megillah Story ch.1, Lesson 2 Taf/Page 10b This Talmud class on the Megillah’s narrative first teaches the miraculous nature of the Holy Ark,...

Episode 27

February 05, 2018 • 01:00:52

Wicked Wives

Studying the Megillah Part 27 The Megillah in Depth, Chapter 5, Part 6 Megillat Esther: Chapter 5 Verse 12 Seeking his wife’s sage, sensitive...