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The Hidden Message of Megillat Esther: A Criticism of Living in Exile

Published: March 17, 2019, 12:24 a.m.

In this week's podcast, we delve into the messages latent within the text of Megillat Esther. We show that the Megillah is not just a celebration of a victory, but more so a satire and a criticism of choosing to remain in exile when the second temple was already rebuilt.

Here is the verse from זכריה that I was quoting towards the end:

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָבוּ.

מרדכי echoes these words: "דברי שלום ואמת"