About this episode
The episode explores the implications of Esther's actions as described in the Gemara regarding her relationships with Mordechai and Achashverosh.
The Gemara in Megilla 13b says that Esther would go right from sleeping with Achashverosh (and washing herself off) to sleeping with Mordechai. It’s hard to believe that such a risky move would be literal, but if not, what is it teaching us?
People in this episode
Host: Elie Feder
Topics covered
- Mordechai
- Esther
- Achashverosh
- Jewish texts
- Gemara
- Megilla
- marriage
Keywords
- Mordechai
- Esther
- Achashverosh
- Gemara
- Megilla
- marriage
- Jewish law
- spirituality
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