Unravelling the Mysteries of the Book of Esther
July 15, 2018
Alastair Roberts
An attentive reading of the book of Esther will raise various important questions that most of its readers miss. In this video, I discuss some of the insights of Rabbi David Fohrman's book, The Queen You Thought You Knew (https://amzn.to/2uADF1i).
Leave any questions you have over on my Curious Cat account: https://curiouscat.me/zugzwanged.
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For Rabbi David Fohrman's reading, see https://www.alephbet
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June 28, 2018
You can now support me on Patreon!
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