Israel and Iran: Malachi, Xerses, and Liza Minnelli
About this episode
The episode discusses the historical and biblical context of the Iran War in relation to Jewish holidays and modern antisemitism.
The Iran War began at Purim (about Persia, now Iran) and now we're at Passover with Persia yet again as we are required to read Malachi. The Bible actually ends in the Persian period with the triumvirate of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Malachi. I share some history, some Bible, and some modern absurd framing that exemplifies the idiotic antisemitism rampant in our popular media as this war rages on.
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Nadav Caine
Topics covered
- Israel
- Iran
- antisemitism
- Bible
- history
- war
- culture
Keywords
- Iran War
- Purim
- Passover
- Malachi
- antisemitism
- Ezra
- Nehemiah
- history
- Bible
- culture
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Malachi
Places: Iran, Persia, Israel
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